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Thomas Attwood

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Thomas Attwood (1783-1856), politician and currency theorist

1783 Born son of Matthias Attwood

1799 Thomas entered the family bank in New Street, Birmingham, in 1799.

1806 Married Elizabeth Carless (1784/5–1840)

By 1811 Thomas Attwood had gained sufficient local recognition to be appointed high bailiff, the highest office of local government then available in the unincorporated town of Birmingham.

1812 Faced with an embargo on trade with America and parts of Europe, Attwood led a successful local movement to revoke the orders, and headed a deputation to London which gave evidence to a select committee of the House of Commons.


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  • Biography of Thomas Attwood, ODNB [1]
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