Daniel Booth

Daniel Booth (died 7 June 1788)[1] was Governor of the Bank of England from 1779 to 1781.

He replaced Peter Gaussen as Governor and was succeeded by William Ewer.

[2] Booth's tenure as Governor occurred during the Bengal bubble crash (1769–1784).

He was the son of Daniel Booth, factor to the Canterbury weavers.

[1] Booth had three daughters, of whom the eldest married Sir Henry Hoghton, 6th Baronet, as his second wife.