Thomas Tooke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Tooke

British economist

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1774

Place of Birth: Kronstadt, Russia

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1858

Profession: economist, statistician

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Thomas Tooke (; 28 February 1774 – 26 February 1858) was an English economist known for writing on money and economic statistics.
After Tooke's death the Statistical Society endowed the Tooke Chair of economics at King's College London, and a Tooke Prize. In business, he served several terms between 1840 and 1852 as governor of the Royal Exchange Corporation.
Likewise, he served for several terms as chairman of the St Katharine's Docks company.
He was also an early director of the London and Birmingham Railway.