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Birmingham Savings Bank

1827 - 1863

Principal Officers

Principal Officers of the Bank

This table lists office holders as detailed in the Bank's Annual Reports. The Chairman was often the city's High Bailiff, Low Bailiff, or Mayor;

see NOTE below.

	President	Vice-Presidents	Chairman	Treasurer	Secretary	Accountant	Assistant Secretary
1827			C Shaw (1)	Messrs Galton & James	J E Clarke
1828			William Beale	Hubert Galton	J E Clarke
1829			William Chance (1)	Hubert Galton	J E Clarke
1830			Oliver Mason (1)	Hubert Galton	William Bolton
1831			Thomas Lee	James Moilliet	William Bolton
1832			Timothy Smith	James Moilliet	William Bolton
1833			Francis Lloyd (1)	James Moilliet	William Bolton
1834			P M James (1)	James Moilliet	William Bolton
1835			Thomas Bolton (2)	James Moilliet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1836			Robert Webb (1)	James Moilliet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1837			William Scholefield (1)	James Moilliet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1838			James Turner (1)	James Moilliet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1839			Rice Harris (1)	James Moilliet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1840	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale, MP	John Aston (1)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1841	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale, MP	Samuel Beale (3)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1842	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale, MP	James James (3)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1843	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale, MP	R W Winfield (1)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1844	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale, MP	James Bourne (1)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1845	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale, MP	David Malins (1)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1846	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale	Thomas Lane (1)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1847	Lord Calthorpe	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale	John Edwards Piercy	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1848	The Earl of Dartmouth	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale	William James (1)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1849	The Earl of Dartmouth	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale	William Lucy (3)	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1850	The Earl of Dartmouth	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale	John Edwards Piercy	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1851	The Earl of Dartmouth	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale	John Edwards Piercy	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1852	The Earl of Dartmouth	Sir Francis Lawley W Stratford Dugdale	John Edwards Piercy	James Moillet	William Bolton	Charles Geach
1853	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP Charles Geach, MP	William Lucy	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams
1854	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP R T Cadbury	William Scholefield, MP	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams
1855	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP R T Cadbury	Rev. H H Rose	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams
1856	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP R T Cadbury	R T Cadbury	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams
1857	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP R T Cadbury	John Ratcliff (3)	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams
1858	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP R T Cadbury	Lord Calthorpe	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams
1859	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP R T Cadbury	Lord Calthorpe	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams	W Ashby Bolton
1860	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP J F Ledsam	Lord Calthorpe	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams	W Ashby Bolton
1861	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP J F Ledsam	Abel Peyton	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams	W Ashby Bolton
1862	Lord Calthorpe	William Scholefield, MP Samuel Beale, MP	Charles Sturge (3)	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams	W Ashby Bolton
1863			Edward Lucas	James Moillet	William Bolton	John Williams	W Ashby Bolton

NOTE:

(1) High Bailiff

(2) Low Bailiff

(3) Mayor

In 1837, the government of Birmingham was in the hands of a manorial court leet that was presided over by a High Bailiff. William Scholefield was High Bailiff in 1837 and was supportive of Birmingham's attempt to achieve the status of a municipal borough. When this status was achieved in 1838, William Scholefield became Birmingham's first Mayor

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