John Booker

About The Author

Dr John Booker was Group Archivist for Lloyds TSB Group in London. He is the author of several books and eight commissions for The New Dictionary of National Biography.

Books by John Booker

John Croaker

Convict Embezzler

By John Booker and Russell Craig
John Croaker's life was an extraordinarily fascinating one. Born in humble but respectable circumstances in Canterbury, Kent, he was principal clerk at the Isle of Thanet Bank in Margate. In 1815 he apparently became unhinged and began cheating in the bank's ledgers. After absconding to Calais wi...
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