South Seas Company

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South Seas Company, an British joint-stock company created to consolidate the national debt, is notable for the South Sea Bubble financial crash in 1720. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Person From To
Commissioner of Subscriptions James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos 1711
Director 1711-1718, 1719-1721 Theodore Janssen 1711 1721

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1723/03/27 Queen Square is submitted to public auction at the South Sea House (lost). Twenty four houses are sold to 13 buyers generating 23,087 pounds for South Sea Company subscribers. History Statue of Queen Anne, Queen Anne's Gate Queen Anne's Gate London
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