George Bankes
Sir George Bankes KB | |
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| Born | 1 December 1787 |
| Died | 5 July 1856 (aged 68) Old Palace Yard, Westminster |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Georgina Charlotte Nugent |
| Children | Edmund George Bankes |
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| Residence(s) | Old Palace Yard Kingston Lacey |
| Education | Westminster Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Occupation | judge |
| Profession | barrister-at-law |
George Bankes (1 December 1787 – 5 July 1856) was the last of the Cursitor Barons of the Exchequer, the office being abolished by Conservative ministry of the Earl of Derby in 1852. Without any legal experience at the bar, he was the last barrister to be appointed to the post considered to be a medieval anachronism.