Joseph Banks

Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1743  19 June 1820) was a British naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences.

Banks made his name on the 1766 natural history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James Cook's first great voyage (1768–1771), visiting Brazil, Tahiti, and, after 6 months in New Zealand, Australia, returning to immediate fame. He held the position of President of the Royal Society for over 41 years. He advised King George III on the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and by sending botanists around the world to collect plants, he made Kew the world's leading botanical gardens.

Banks advocated British settlement in New South Wales and colonisation of Australia, as well as the establishment of Botany Bay as a place for the reception of convicts, and advised the British government on all Australian matters. He is credited with introducing the eucalyptus, acacia, and the genus named after him, Banksia, to the Western world. Approximately 80 species of plants bear his name. He was the leading founder of the African Association and a member of the Society of Dilettanti which helped to establish the Royal Academy.

Joseph Banks (MP died 1727)

Joseph Banks (1665-1727), of Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire, was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of Great Britain for Great Grimsby from 1715 to 1722 and for Totnes 1722 to 1727.

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Joseph Banks (MP)

Joseph Banks (21 June 1695 – 31 March 1741) was a British landowner and MP.

He was born the son of Joseph Banks of Scofton, Nottinghamshire and trained in the law at the Middle Temple. He succeeded his father in 1727, inheriting the family home at Revesby Abbey, Lincolnshire, which his father had bought in 1711.

He served as a Lieutenant in the Nottinghamshire militia in 1715. After serving as MP for Peterborough from 1728 to 1734, he was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire for 1735–36.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1730.

He married twice, firstly Anne, the daughter and heiress of merchant William Hodgkinson of Overton, Derbyshire, with whom he had 3 sons and 3 daughters and secondly Catherine Collingwood, widow of Newcomen Wallis, with whom he had a further 2 sons. His son William, also an MP, was the father of Sir Joseph Banks, the eminent botanist.

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Joseph Banks (disambiguation)

Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) was a British naturalist and botanist.

Joseph or Joe Banks may also refer to:

  • Joseph Banks (MP died 1727) (1665–1727), Member of Parliament (MP) for Grimsby, 1715 and Totnes, 1722
  • Joseph Banks (MP) (1695–1741), MP for Peterborough, 1728
  • Joseph Henry Banks (1843–1916), British soldier
  • Joseph Banks Rhine (1895–1980), American botanist and parapsychologist
  • Joe Banks, member of the punk band Avail
  • Joe Banks, hero of the film Joe Versus the Volcano
  • Joe Banks, titular character in the webcomic Joe and Monkey and crossover character in the webcomic Nothing Nice To Say
  • See also

  • All pages with titles containing Joseph Banks
  • JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, a men's clothing company
  • Banks (surname)
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    New York Observer 25 Apr 2025
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    LBC International 24 Apr 2025
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    LBC International 24 Apr 2025
    President Joseph Aoun signed a series of amendments to Lebanon's banking secrecy law Thursday after Parliament passed the bill.
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    The Manila Times 24 Apr 2025
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    Boston Herald 24 Apr 2025
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    Dollar wallows near 3-year low as Trump’s attacks on Fed chief unnerve traders

    The News International 22 Apr 2025
    “The longer the speculation about the independence of US monetary policy continues, the longer the USD is at risk of falling,” said Joseph Capurso, head of international and sustainable economics at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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    Dollar slides as Trump fuels fears over Fed independence

    CyprusMail 22 Apr 2025
    ... to encourage President Trump to refrain from such comments, said Joseph Capurso, head of international and sustainable economics at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, of the threats to Fed independence.
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    Dollar Sinks Near Three-Year Low as Trump Intensifies Attacks on Fed Chief Powell

    Emirates 24/7 22 Apr 2025
    economy ... monetary policy ... tariff policies will not trigger sustained inflation ... monetary policy continues, the longer the USD is at risk of falling," said Joseph Capurso, head of international and sustainable economics at Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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    The Day 21 Apr 2025
    Rice, Joseph & Rice, Marion to Banks, Dale R, $375,000 ... Cabral, Kiah A & Gonella, Joseph A to Burgess, Brendan, $454,000 ... Legado Realty LLC to Gonella, Joseph, $347,500 ... Lsf9 Master Partic T & Us Bank to Cargill, Jennifer, $345,000.
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    Bay Area food banks, pantries struggle with funding cuts as demand continues to rise

    The Mercury News 20 Apr 2025
    Joseph’s, a majority of their donated food comes from Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley, but the quantity they receive — mostly in meat, egg and milk — has slightly diminished over the years due to funding challenges, Cox said.
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    Non-profits make their pitch for United Way funding

    News-Press Now 20 Apr 2025
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