Thomas Tooke

Thomas Tooke
Born(1774-02-28)28 February 1774
Kronstadt, Russian Empire
Died26 February 1858(1858-02-26) (aged 83)
London, England
Academic work
DisciplineEconometrics
School or traditionClassical economics

Thomas Tooke (/tʊk/; 28 February 1774 – 26 February 1858) was an English economist known for writing on money and economic statistics. After Tooke's death the Statistical Society endowed the Tooke Chair of economics at King's College London, and a Tooke Prize.

In business, he served several terms between 1840 and 1852 as governor of the Royal Exchange Corporation. Likewise, he served for several terms as chairman of the St Katharine's Docks company. He was also an early director of the London and Birmingham Railway.

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