Richard Mee Raikes (1784–1863)[1] was an English banker, Governor of the Bank of England from 1833 to 1834. He had been Deputy Governor from 1832 to 1833. He replaced John Horsley Palmer as Governor and was succeeded by James Pattison.[2] He was bankrupted in 1834.[1]

Richard Mee Raikes, 1824 etching

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  1. ^ a b "Job Mathew Raikes, Summary of Individual, Legacies of British Slave-ownership". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. ^ Governors of the Bank of England. Bank of England, London, 2013. Archived here. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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