The first published biography of George Carr Glyn (later Lord Wolverton). He led the development of Glyn’s Bank into one of the largest private banks in London. He was also involved in St Katherine’s Dock in the 1820s and was chairman of the London and Birmingham and London and North Western Railways. He played a central role in the development of the British railway system and had radical views on how the railways should be developed. This book describes the role he played in the development of banking and railways. 488 pages.