Josiah Diston

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Josiah Diston (1667-1737), of Bakewell Hall, Basinghall Street, London and Woodcote Grove, Epsom, Surrey, was an English politician. Diston was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England and Parliament of Great Britain for Devizes 11 December 1706 - 1710 and 1715 to 1722.^[1]

Diston also served as a Director of the Bank of England (1701 - 1721), as its Deputy Governor (1721 – 1723)^[2]; and as a sometime Director of the new East India Company (1706 - 1708 and 1711). He constructed a house, Mount Diston (now Woodcote Grove), where he lived for approximately 15 years.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/diston-josiah-1667-1737
↑ "Deputy Governors of the Bank of England". Bank of England. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
↑ "Mount Diston or Garlands later Woodcote Grove". Epsom and Ewell History Explorer. c. 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

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Name	Diston, Josiah
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Short description	English politician
Date of birth	1667
Place of birth
Date of death	1737
Place of death

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