Vincent Cartwright Vickers
# Vincent Cartwright Vickers

Vincent Cartwright Vickers (16 January 1879 – 3 November 1939), was an economist, Deputy Lieutenant of the City of London, director of Vickers Limited and London Assurance. Between 1910 and 1919 he was a Governor of the Bank of England, and later became President of the Economic Reform Club and Institute (ECRI).

## Early life

He was the son of Albert Vickers (born on 16 September 1838 in Sheffield) and Edith. He was educated at the Eton and Magdalen College, in Oxford.

## Career

He also worked as a humorist and artist. He wrote and illustrated The Google Book while serving as a director of the Bank of England.

