Thomas Joplin ( c 1790 - 1847 )

Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England (c 1790) Death: Bohmischdorf, Silesia (12 April 1847) Profession: Banker Career: Involved in management of Provincial Bank of Ireland, in London (1824); proposed a National Provincial Bank (1828); he was named as a director and originator when the plan was realised (1833); helped establish banks in Lancaster, Huddersfield, Bradford and Manchester; left the National Provincial Bank after a disagreement with fellow directors (1836); went to Bohmischdorf, Silesia, for his health, but died there Membership: Candidate.