Henry Lyell

Henry Lyell (1665–1731) was a businessman born in Sweden who settled in London.[1] He was a director of the East India Company from 1710–1730 and served as Deputy Chairman of the company 1716–18, then as Chairman, 1718–1719,[2] 1721–22, Deputy Chair again from 1725–26 and Chair again 1726–27.[1][3]

Henry was the son of Henrik Patriksson Lyell (1627–1710) from Arbroath, Scotland and Judith Rokes (1647–1705) from Lübeck.[4]

References
  1. "Henry Lyell (1665–1731)". www.leijel.se. Leijel.se. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. Pierre Daniel Huet (1717). The History of the Commerce and Navigation of the Ancients. ... Made English from the Paris Edition. London: B. Linot.
    • C.H. & D. Philips, "Alphabetical List of Directors of the East India Company from 1758 to 1858". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society October 1941
  4. "Henryk Leijel (1627–1710)". www.leijel.se. leijel.se. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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