England and he also acquired a country house at High Ongar in Essex. References External links Sir John Houblon 1632-1712 at the Bank of England website The Rulers of London 1660-1689, J.R. Woodhead, on British History Online The Friends of Charles Darwin 1632 births 1712 deaths English bankers Lords of the Admiralty Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London Governors of the Bank of England 17th-century English businesspeople Knights Bachelor