Endowed by public subscription, the Tooke Chair was founded in 1859 at Kings College London, in memory of Thomas Tooke, businessman, economist, free trade campaigner, and founder member of the Political Economy Club. In 1919 the Tooke Chair was transferred from Kings College to the LSE, but was left vacant until 1931, when it was taken up by Friedrich von Hayek, newly-arrived from Vienna. Other LSE Economics Department faculty who have held the Tooke Chair include William (“Bill”) Phillips (1958-1967), Denis Sargan (1982-1984), and Peter Robinson (1995-present).
STICERD Discussion Paper (EM/02/437): "Denis Sargan: Some Perspectives" by Peter Robinson