Regency Men: Edward “The Golden Ball” Hughes Ball
Of mythical origins, even soon after his death, Edward Hughes Ball was said to have inherited an enormous fortune of forty thousand pounds per annum Continue
Of mythical origins, even soon after his death, Edward Hughes Ball was said to have inherited an enormous fortune of forty thousand pounds per annum Continue
Born in 1777 to Thomas Raikes, a merchant in London, governor of the Bank of England, and a personal friend of Wilberforce and William Pitt, Continue