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Sir John Nairne, 1st Baronet

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Sir John Gordon Nairne, 1st Baronet (4 January 1861 – 9 February 1945) was a director of the Bank of England and a BBC governor.

He was born in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

He was the son of Andrew Nairne and Isabella H. Macartney and married Nareiza da Costa Ricci, the daughter of Baron Anselmo da Costa Ricci, at St Mark's Notting Hill on 15 December 1894.

He joined the Bank of England as a cashier in 1893.[1] In the 1901 Census his occupation is indicated as Deputy Chief Cashier of the Bank of England. He was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England 1902-1918.

He was made a Baronet, Nairne of Kirkcudbright, on 7 August 1917.[2] In 1918 he was made an Officer of the Légion d'honneur by the President of the French Republic.[3] In 1920 he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (second class), by the Emperor of Japan.[4] From 1925–1939 he was one of the members of the Commission of Lieutenancy for the City of London.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

He was a Director of the Bank of England from 1925 to 1931,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25] and Governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1927-1932.

He died on 9 February 1945 in Tring Hertfordshire.

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  1. ^ "No. 26467". The London Gazette. 15 December 1893. p. 7333.
  2. ^ "No. 30224". The London Gazette. 10 August 1917. p. 8130.
  3. ^ "No. 30741". The London Gazette. 11 June 1918. p. 6931.
  4. ^ "No. 32078". The London Gazette. 8 October 1920. p. 9810.
  5. ^ "No. 33141". The London Gazette. 12 March 1926. pp. 1832–1833.
  6. ^ "No. 33352". The London Gazette. 31 January 1928. pp. 686–687.
  7. ^ "No. 33505". The London Gazette. 11 June 1929. pp. 3862–3863.
  8. ^ "No. 33591". The London Gazette. 25 March 1930. pp. 1894–1895.
  9. ^ "No. 33682". The London Gazette. 20 January 1931. pp. 461–462.
  10. ^ "No. 33782". The London Gazette. 22 December 1931. pp. 8258–8260.
  11. ^ "No. 33909". The London Gazette. 7 February 1933. pp. 829–831.
  12. ^ "No. 33949". The London Gazette. 13 June 1933. pp. 3969–3971.
  13. ^ "No. 34024". The London Gazette. 16 February 1934. pp. 1076–1078.
  14. ^ "No. 34113". The London Gazette. 11 December 1934. pp. 8055–8057.
  15. ^ "No. 34231". The London Gazette. 13 December 1935. pp. 8040–8042.
  16. ^ "No. 34345". The London Gazette. 1 December 1936. pp. 7738–7740.
  17. ^ "No. 34464". The London Gazette. 17 December 1937. pp. 7920–7922.
  18. ^ "No. 34580". The London Gazette. 16 December 1938. pp. 8000–8002.
  19. ^ "No. 33031". The London Gazette. 20 March 1925. p. 2013.
  20. ^ "No. 33145". The London Gazette. 26 March 1926. p. 2245.
  21. ^ "No. 33260". The London Gazette. 25 March 1927. p. 2016.
  22. ^ "No. 33373". The London Gazette. 6 April 1928. p. 2609.
  23. ^ "No. 33375". The London Gazette. 13 April 1928. p. 2714.
  24. ^ "No. 33477". The London Gazette. 15 March 1929. p. 1871.
  25. ^ "No. 33592". The London Gazette. 28 March 1930. p. 2011.
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(of Kirkcudbright)
1917–1945 		Extinct


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