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John (of Dublin) Haslam

A 19th-century writer on money and banking, he is known for a close, argumentative look at England’s paper currency system. His surviving work speaks in the voice of someone trying to sort out a public financial problem with practical proposals, not just theory.

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The Paper Currency of England Dispassionately Considered

The Paper Currency of England Dispassionately Considered

by John (of Dublin) Haslam

About the author

Very little biographical information appears to be readily documented about this author, and available catalog records mainly identify him simply as John (of Dublin) Haslam. He is connected with the 1856 book The Paper Currency of England Dispassionately Considered: With Suggestions Towards a Practical Solution of the Difficulty, a work on monetary policy and the currency question in Britain.

That book presents him as a thoughtful commentator on banking and paper money during a period of intense debate about finance and regulation. Some records also associate him with the pseudonym “Turgot,” suggesting he may have written or been known under that name as well.

Because reliable sources found here focus almost entirely on the book itself rather than on the person, details such as his life dates, career, or wider body of work cannot be confirmed with confidence.