Charles Alexander Crickitt (12 January 1736 – 16 January 1803) was an English banker and politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Ipswich from 1784 until his death in 1803.[1]

Crickitt started his banking career in Colchester[1] in 1774, and set up the bank Crickitt, Truelove & Kerridge with William Truelove and J. Kerridge in 1786 in Ipswich.[2] This was the "Blue" bank, linked to the Ipswich Blue Party.[3]

On 29 June 1789 he fought a duel with Nicholas Corsellis in Lexden Heath. The duel arose following an incident the previous Saturday in which Reverend Corsellis had used severe language. Neither party was injured.[4]

He was godson to the Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty Bamber Gascoyne.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CRICKITT, Charles Alexander (1736-1803), of Smith's Hall, nr. Chipping Ongar, Essex. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bacon, Cobbold & Company records - Archives Hub". Archives Hub website. JISC. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Winifred Stokes and R. G. Thorne (1986). "Ipswich". In Thorne, R. G. (ed.). The House of Commons 1790-1820. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mr Corsellis Fights a Duel 1789". Caledonian Mercury. No. Monday 6 July 1789. 1789. Retrieved 30 August 2021.



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