Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe

Politician

1855 – 1920

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Who was Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe?

Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe GBE established the merchant banking business of Cunliffe Brothers in London, and who was Governor of the Bank of England from 1913 to 1918, during the critical World War I era. He was created 1st Baron Cunliffe in 1914. He chaired the Cunliffe Committee which reported in 1918 with a plan for the monetary policy of the central bank and government after the war, which helped to shape fiscal policy.

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Born
Dec 3, 1855
London
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Harrow School
  • Trinity College, Cambridge
Died
Jan 6, 1920
Headley Court

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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