Robert Raikes the Elder
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Robert Raikes the Elder was a British printer and newspaper proprietor. He is noted as a pioneer of the press who was instrumental in bringing printing out of London and to the provinces.
A Family, Probably the Raikes Family by Gawen Hamilton, c. 1730–1732. The man sitting in black clothes to the left of the table is probably Robert Raikes.
Thomas Raikes
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Thomas Raikes was a British merchant particularly trading from London with Russia, a banker and newspaper proprietor. Notably, he was Governor of the Bank of England during the 1797 currency crisis, w
Robert Raikes the Elder
…Raikes' eldest son, also named Robert Raikes, founded and promoted Sunday schools, and succeeded to his father's printing business. His third son, Thomas, became Governor of the Bank of England. His son William was a director of the South Sea Company. David Stoker, ‘Raikes, Robert (bap. 1690, d. 1757…
painting by George Romney, 1785-1787.
Charlotte "Finch", wife of Thomas Raikes, portrait by George Romney, 1787.