James William Gilbart, 1794-1863.
English banker, James W. Gilbart was an advocate of free banking school
during the banking debates of the 1840s.
James W. Gilbart was the first general manager of the London and Westminster Bank, one of
the first joint-stock London banks to be created (1834) in the aftermath of the
1833 Bank Charter Act. He dueled with the Bank of England in the run-up to
the 1844 act, and had a hand in a few of its final clauses to ensure the
continued strength of joint-stock banks. Curiously, in 1863, Gilbart's London & Westminster bank merged with
the bank of his
currency school rival Lord Overstone's Jones, Lloyd
& Co.
A popularizer of useful knowledge, Gilbart also wrote some of the
earliest and best manuals of banking. In his will, Gilbart endowed
£1250 to King's College
London for public lectures series. King's College
inaugurated the Gilbart Lectures on Banking in his name around 1873.
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Major Works of James W. Gilbart
- Practical Treatise on Banking, 1827 [6th ed., 1856,
v.1,
v.2]
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The History and Principles of Banking, 1834 [bk]
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History of Banking in Ireland, 1836 [bk]
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History of Banking in America With an inquiry how far the banking institutions of America are adapted to this country; and a review of the causes of the recent pressure on the money market,
1837 [bk,
McM]
- An Inquiry into the causes of the pressure on the money market during
the year 1839, 1840 [bk]
- [Anon] The Letters of Nehemiah; relating to the laws affecting joint
stock banks, and the effects likely to be produced, by the measures of Sir
Robert Peel, upon the system of banking in London, and throughout the
country, 1845 [bk]
- Lectures on the History and Principles of Ancient Commerce, 1847
[1853
ed]
- Logic for the Million, 1851
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The Logic
of Banking: A familiar exposition of the principles of reasoning, and their
application to the art and science of banking, 1857 [bk]
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Lectures and Essays, 1865 [bk]
- The History and Principles of Banking, the laws of the currency, etc.
(collected works) 1866 [bk]
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Principles and Practice of Banking, 1873 [bk] (abridged, combined edition
of 1827 and 1834)
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