Personal data Heer Mattys (Mattijs Matthew) (Mattys (Mattijs, Matthew)) Decker 

• First name Mattys (Mattijs, Matthew).
• He was born on December 13, 1679 in Amsterdam, Nederland.
• He was christened on December 13, 1679 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.

  Nieuwe Kerk , Hervormd

• Immigrated in the year 1702.
• Profession: Merchant and writer on trade.
• Resident: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland.
• (Inschrijving als Poorter) on June 4, 1697 in Amsterdam.
• (Adelstand) in the year 1716: Made 1st Baronet of London 1716 by George I.
• He died on March 18, 1749 in Richmond, Verenigd Koninkrijk, he was 69 years old.
• He is buried on March 25, 1749 in Burial: St Mary Magdalene Churchyard Richmond London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Greater London, England.
• A child of Dirck Cornelisz Decker and Catrina (Cat(t)rijn) Paus

Household of Heer Mattys (Mattijs Matthew) (Mattys (Mattijs, Matthew)) Decker

He is married to Henrietta Watkins.

They got married on August 16, 1710 at Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England, he was 30 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Catharine Decker  ± 1711-1786 
2. Elizabeth Decker  1712-????
3. Mary Decker  1714-???? 
4. Matthew Decker  1716-1717
5. James Decker  1719-????
6. Henrietta Maria Decker  ????-1747

Notes about Heer Mattys (Mattijs Matthew) (Mattys (Mattijs, Matthew)) Decker

Decker, Sir Matthew, first baronet (1679–1749), political economist and merchant, was born in Amsterdam, the son of Derrick (Dirk) Decker, of Amsterdam, and his wife, Katherina. He received his commercial education under Burgomaster Velters of Amsterdam, but in 1702 travelled to London to establish himself as a merchant, and was naturalized in February 1704, at the second attempt. He then consolidated his business interests, and it was through trader and banker

 Sir Matthew Decker. Thijs is hoogstwaarschijnlijk Mattijs Decker, beter bekend als sir Matthew Decker (1679- 1749). In 1729, 21 jaar later, noemt Bernard Mandeville hem in The Fable of the Bees, Part II. Mattijs Decker werd op 13 december 1679 in Amsterdam geboren. Zijn ouders waren de koopman Dirck Decker (1644 - ca.1708) geboren in Bloemendaal en Catharina (Cat(t)rijn) Paus, geboren in 1646 in Dordrecht. In 1702 kwam Matthijs met zijn vader naar Londen. Hij was toen ziek en heeft misschien dokter Bernard Mandeville geconsulteerd. In 1703 verkreeg hij de Engelse nationaliteit. Als Matthew Decker vestigde hij zich als textielkoopman en bankier. Rond 1716 trouwde hij Henrietta Watkins (1679-1759). De Deckers woonden in Richmond en kregen vijf kinderen. Decker had succes in zaken en werd in 1716 door George I baronet gemaakt. Rond 1729 werd hij een invloedrijke directeur van de Oost Indische Compagnie, was lid van het parlement en high sheriff van Surrey. He was bekend om zijn vroomheid en vrijgevigheid, die zo groot waren dat een of andere edelman ervan overtuigd kon worden te geloven, dat Decker de schrijver van het Mattheus-Evangelie was en hem voor dat uitstekende stuk werk een groot legaat gaf. Decker schreef zelf twee verhandelingen over financieel-economische kwesties.

An essay on the causes of the decline of the foreign trade, consequently of the value of the lands of Britain, and on the means to restore both. Begun in the year 1739

 

by [Decker, Sir Matthew, 1679-1749]

 

OVERVIEW

Matthew Decker

(1679—1749) political economist and merchant

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Decker was born in Amsterdam in 1679, and died in Richmond, Surrey on 18 March 1749. He was born into a Flemish commercial family, but was forced to flee Holland as a consequence of the Count of Alva's persecutions. Establishing himself as a merchant in London around 1702, he quickly became wealthy. From 1713–43 he was a director of the East India Company, serving twice as deputy governor (1720–1, 1729–30) and twice as governor (1725–6, 1730–33). His wealth gave him political influence, and he was elected Tory MP for Bishops Castle (1719–2) and appointed sheriff of Surrey in 1729. George I made him a baronet in 1716 after Decker entertained his monarch to dinner at his mansion on Richmond Green; according to tradition, the first pineapple grown in England was consumed at this meal.

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From The Biographical Dictionary of British Economists in Oxford Reference.

Subjects: Economics.

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