Henry Lyell (1665–1731) was a businessman born in Sweden who settled in London.[1] He was a director of the East India Company from 1710–1730 and served as Deputy Chairman of the company 1716–18, then as Chairman, 1718–1719,[2] 1721–22, Deputy Chair again from 1725–26 and Chair again 1726–27.[1][3]

Henry was the son of Henrik Patriksson Lyell (1627–1710) from Arbroath, Scotland and Judith Rokes (1647–1705) from Lübeck.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Henry Lyell (1665–1731)". www.leijel.se. Leijel.se. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ↑ Pierre Daniel Huet (1717). The History of the Commerce and Navigation of the Ancients. ... Made English from the Paris Edition. London: B. Linot.
  3. ↑
    • C.H. & D. Philips, "Alphabetical List of Directors of the East India Company from 1758 to 1858". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society October 1941
  4. ↑ "Henryk Leijel (1627–1710)". www.leijel.se. leijel.se. Retrieved 26 December 2019.


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