Researching James Crosby
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3544 people with the Crosby surname? In that year Crosby was ranked number 1183 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Crosby on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Crosby and the Crosby Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 5180 people with the Crosby surname in the UK? Crosby is now ranked number 1146 for popularity in the UK. |
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James Crosby (banker)
James Robert Crosby (born 14 March 1956) is an English banker. He was Deputy Chairman of the Financial Services Authority from January 2004 until he resigned on 11 February 2006. He had previously been the chief executive of Halifax Bank until its merger with Bank of Scotland to form HBOS, of which he was Chief Executive until 2006. On 3 December 2012, Crosby was required to appear before Britain's Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards.
Crosby was knighted for services to the financial industry in 2006, but offered to renounce his knighthood in 2013 following the official report into the collapse of HBOS. His knighthood was formally cancelled and annulled on 6 June 2013.
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