Richard Down

Richard Down (20 April 1734 – 26 July 1814) was an English banker of Bartholomew Lane in the City of London.

Early life and family
Richard Down was born in 1734 in Tiverton, Devonshire. In 1772, he married Rose Neale at St James the Great, Friern Barnet. Rose was the daughter of Henry Neale, the former owner of Halliwick Manor who lost the manor house when he was made bankrupt.

Career

Death and legacy
Down died on 26 July 1814 at the age of 80 and is memorialised in a plaque at the east end of the aisle of St James's church inside the choir vestry. His wife and six of his children are additionally memorialised in a plaque by the sculptor John Bacon the younger. His Will is held by the British National Archives at Kew.

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Category:1734 births
Category:1814 deaths
Category:English bankers
Category:People from Tiverton, Devon