Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-27
BANK RoMAkcEs
ssrAnws Stories Connected with the Estab-
iishment of London Ranking Houses.

1srnnGs Stories Connected with the Estab-
iishment of London Ranking Houses
Banking is not generally regarded as q
romantic pursuit, nor ID il so In the or
dinary course Of business, but inasmuch
as It's whole concern is with money. for
which man will venture most things, 1t
often marks the center round which sto-
ries OF love. ambition. robbery and in
trigue are built
II was love affair that gave rise to
the firm Of Jones. Lloyd & Co, now
amalgamated with the London and West
minister bank. Mr. Lloyd was dissent
ing minister in Manchester. and among
the worshipers at his chapel was Mr..
Jones. the banker and merchant
Mr.. Jones daughter Mary fell In love
with the preacher, and fearing that her
fathers consent TO their union could not
be obtained. she agreed to a secret mar
riage
After time Mr. Jones became recon-
ciled to the young people and sent his
son-in-law to London to start q branch
Of the banking business there
This proved 10 be wise step Mr..
Lloyd made a most excellent banker and
for many years was at the head Of what
developed into one of the wealthiest
banks In the country
In 1874 Lewis Lloyd purchased Over.
stone Park. near Northampton, where
he resided until 1858 He bequeathed
three millions OF money, and his only
son, Samuel Jones Lloyd. was created
Lord Overstone
In the early years OF the banking house
OF Coutts many strange incidents 90
CURED Thomas Coutts. about l760. mar
ried his brothers housemaid. farmers
daughter. named Elizabeth Starkey. ''in
whom. with handsome countenance
and great good humor. were united many
rustic virtues.
In course OF time she acquired the
manners and appearance of gentle
woman. and brought up her three daugh-
ters so well that. with the help OF their
dowries. they were able TO make most
aristocratic alliances
Sophia, the eldest, was married TO Sir
Francis Burdett; Susan. the second. be-
came countess OF Guildford. and Frances,
the third, was made the wife of tile first
Marquis of Butte.
But Mrs. Coutts showed symptoms OF
brain arrangement in her later years,
and eventually died, 1915. Three months
afterward Thomas Coutts, then rs years
Of age, married as his second wife the
famous actress, Harriet Mellon.
1t was for her that Holly Lodge or
Highgate Hill was bought and stocked
with horses, carriages and luxurious fur
niture.
Thomas Coutts died In 1929. leaving
his wife In unrestrained possession OF al
his personal and landed property. a.
well as a large share in the annual profit
Of the banking house.
When, some time afterward, Mrs
Coutts became Duchess of St Albans
abe took care to secure her vast fortun,
In her own hands. and at her death lief
Il to Mr. Coutts' favorite grand aughter
the present Baroness Burdett-C Coutts.
The romance connected with the ono
famous firm OF Tillotson has been partl,
made use of by Charles Dickens in hi
.'Tale OF Two Cities"
This bank had very close RELATIONSHIP
with Paris, many of its customers beinI
French.
Peter Tillotson had belonged to tn
Paris firm OF Tillotson q Necker. thi
Necker, first clerk and then partner
being the great financial minister who's
wife was the first love Of Gibbon. II
migrated TO London and established
bank. which grew 10 vast proportions. 1
, connection with the Paris house.
I Peter Tillotson's will was one of th
! most memorable documents ever draw
j up After leaving modest fortunes I
, his wife and sons and daughters. he {
rected his property 90 accumulate unit
their descendants should become, unde
} certain conditions, the most opulent G
] private individuals Failing such de,
csndants. the money was To- 60 to pay o.
the national debt
IL has been explained, though wit
what amount Of truth is not knowr
that the accumulation was partly II
tended to provide against the possibilit
Of claims being made by the represen
|. stives Of such OF the banks customer
~ had perished by the guillotine In Pari
! Had the original bequest been uphel,
i tho ultimate inheritor OF IL would hay
, become the possessor of at least tweni
millions. As IL was. the lawyers wral
gied over the accruing wealth for man
years, and in the end an act Of parli
ment was passed rendering such accuml
lations impossible In the future.-Lol
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