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English merchant, Governor of the Bank of England and politician; (1819-1881)
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Join the roomGeorge Lyall was a British Conservative politician, and Governor of the Bank of England 1871–1873.
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George Lyall (1819 – 12 October 1881) was a British Conservative politician, and Governor of the Bank of England 1871–1873.
Lyall was first elected Conservative MP for Whitehaven at a by-election in 1857—caused by the death of Robert Hildyard—and held the seat until 1865 when he stood down.
