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James Whittall
James Whittall was a 19th-century tai-pan of Jardine Matheson & Co. and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Whittall was appointed an unofficial member in Legislative Council in 1864. After John Dent resigned in 1867, he became the Senior Unofficial Member. He went on leave later that year, and William Keswick William Keswick (15 April 1834 – 9 March 1912) was a British Conservative politician and businessman, patriarch of the Keswick family, an influential shipping family in Hong Kong associated with Jardine Matheson Holdings. Biography Keswick ... held the seat for him until 1872. Whittall remained an unofficial member in the Legislative Council until he resigned in 1875, and Keswick replaced him again. Whittall was heavily involved with Jardine Matheson & Co.; the silk trade company in Japan during a time with strong foreign trade restriction. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Whittall, James Jardine Matheson Group Members of the Legislative Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai-pan
A tai-pan (,Andrew J. Moody, "Transmission Languages and Source Languages of Chinese Borrowings in English", ''American Speech'', Vol. 71, No. 4 (Winter, 1996), pp. 414-415. literally "top class"汉英词典 — ''A Chinese-English Dictionary'' 1988 新华书店北京发行所发行 (Beijing Xinhua Bookshop).), sometimes spelt taipan, is a foreign-born senior business executive or entrepreneur operating in China or Hong Kong. History In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ''tai-pans'' were foreign-born businessmen who headed large ''Hong'' trading houses such as Jardine, Matheson & Co., Swire and Dent & Co., amongst others. The first recorded use of the term in English is in the ''Canton Register'' of 28October 1834.''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2nd edn, 1989). Historical variant spellings include ''taepan'' (first appearance), ''typan'', and ''taipan''. The term also refers to the Chinese-Filipino business oligarchs who own or having involvement in various bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Chomley
John Francis Chomley (22 May 1822 – 14 April 1892) was an Irish businessman in Hong Kong and China in the mid-19th century. He was the first chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Company and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Early life and education Chomley was the oldest son of Rev. Francis Chomley/Chamley (1784–1847), Rural Dean of County Wicklow and his first wife, Magdalene (Maud) Hanna (1790–1827). He entered Trinity College, Dublin in Trinity Term 1838 to study law. His interest in China was due to connections of his step mother's (Mary Elizabeth Chomley née Griffith) father, Richard Griffith M.P. of Millicent House, Clane, co Kildare, who had retired from trading in the East Indies and China in 1786, and other family members. Business career Chomley went to the Far East and became the senior partner of the Dent & Co., one of the largest trading firms in the early colonial history of Hong Kong. Lancelot Dent, former senior partner of the Dent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Legislative Council Of Hong Kong
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardine Matheson Group
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (also known as Jardines) is a Hong Kong-based Bermuda-domiciled British multinational conglomerate. It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange and Bermuda Stock Exchange. The majority of its business interests are in Asia, and its subsidiaries include Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors, Hongkong Land, Jardine Strategic Holdings, DFI Retail Group, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jardine Cycle & Carriage and Astra International. It set up the Jardine Scholarship in 1982 and Mindset, a mental health-focused charity, in 2002. Jardines was one of the original Hong Kong trading houses or Hongs that date back to Imperial China. 58 per cent of the company's profits were earned in China in 2019. The company is controlled by the Keswick family, who are descendants of co-founder William Jardine's older sister, Jean Johnstone. Jardine Matheson is a ''Fortune'' Global 500 company. In 2013, bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rowett (businessman)
Richard Rowett was a British businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Rowett was part of the Holiday, Wise & Co., a British opium firm. He was appointed member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in August 1869 during the absence of Henry John Ball Henry John Ball (c. 1820 – August 20, 1874) was a Hong Kong Judge and government official. He was the Judge of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction and had acted on many position including the Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary, Attorney General ..., Judge of the Court of the Summary Jurisdiction sat as an unofficial. He was appointed again to replace Hugh Bold Gibb on 22 May 1871 who resigned from the Legislative Council. He retired from the Holiday, Wise & Co. on 31 December 1874. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Rowett, Richard British expatriates in Hong Kong Hong Kong businesspeople Chairmen of HSBC Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hastings Alexander
William Hastings Alexander ( – 22 February 1876) was a Hong Kong judiciary officer and acted in many positions including Colonial Secretary, Colonial Treasurer, member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council. Career W. H. Alexander went to Hong Kong in 1845 as a clerk of the Supreme Court. He was appointed deputy-registrar in 1850 and subsequently registrar of the Court in 1856. He acted as Chief Magistrate Chief magistrate is a public official, executive or judicial, whose office is the highest in its class. Historically, the two different meanings of magistrate have often overlapped and refer to, as the case may be, to a major political and admini ... in 1860 and acted as Colonial Secretary from 1861 to February 1864 and again from 15 March 1865 to 11 March 1866. He also acted as Colonial Treasurer from 14 December 1867 to December 1868. In 1872, he was appointed to the Legislative Council as an unofficial member and to the Executive Council in 1875. Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phineas Ryrie
Phineas Ryrie, JP (16 July 1829 – 22 February 1892) was a Scottish tea merchant in Hong Kong. He was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the first Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Background Ryrie was born in Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scotland in 1827 or 1829. He was the son of William Ryrie, Lt., a merchant navy captain who commanded the big tea clippers ''Cairngorm'' and ''Flying Spur'' for the Jardine, Matheson & Co., the then-largest trading firm in the East. His older brother John was also captain of the ''Cairngorm''. His brother, Alexander, drowned in 1855, when his ship, Jardine Matheson's ''Audax'', was lost with all hands during a typhoon en route from Shanghai to Hong Kong. His sister Margaret's son Alexander Ryrie Greaves also joined Jardine Matheson as a tea taster. Business career Ryrie arrived in China in 1851, entering into business by joining Turner & Co., a general agent firm and opium merchant founded by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry John Ball
Henry John Ball (c. 1820 – August 20, 1874) was a Hong Kong Judge and government official. He was the Judge of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction and had acted on many position including the Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary, Attorney General and had sat on the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hong Kong. Career Judge Ball was born in 1820 to the son of barrister-at-law Henry Ball. Judge Ball went to Hong Kong to take the position of Judge of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction in July 1862. He had acted Chief Justice during the absence of W. H. Adams in 1863–64 and 1865 and during the absence of John Smale in 1872; he acted as Attorney General during twelve months' absence of John Smale in 1865–66 and 1868–69 and during Julian Pauncefote's sick leave in 1871; and acted as Colonial Secretary vice W. T. Mercer's absence in 1867. While he acted as Attorney General he was also provisional member of the Executive Council. He sat on the Legislative Council as acting C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Bold Gibb
Hugh Bold Gibb was a British businessman in Hong Kong and China and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Gibb was a senior partner of the firm Gibb, Livingston & Co. from July 1855. He was also director of the other companies including the China Fire Insurance Company. He was elected chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1864. Gibb was appointed a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1866 during the absence of Thomas Sutherland. He served until 1871 when he resigned and was replaced by Richard Rowett. He was appointed again to the Legislative Council in 1879 on the resignation of Henry Lowcock. He was replaced by Ng Choy Wu Ting-fang (; 30 July 184223 June 1922) was a diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China. He was also known as Ng Choy or Ng Achoy (). Ed ... in 1880, the latter becoming the first Chinese member of the Legisla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sutherland (banker)
Sir Thomas Sutherland, ( 16 August 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and politician, initially elected to represent the Liberal Party and then as a Liberal Unionist. He founded The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation which was the founder member of HSBC Group and directed the P&O Company. Early life Sutherland was the son of Robert Sutherland and Christian Webster of Aberdeen. He was educated at Aberdeen University. Career Sutherland got his start clerking in the London office of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Soon after, P&O promoted Sutherland to superintendent, assigning him to British Hong Kong to manage the firm's Asian operation. In 1863 he became the first chairman of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock. In order to help finance the burgeoning trade between China and Europe, and explore the potential for China—United States trade, Sutherland established The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1865 and became its f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Wilson Murray
Charles Wilson Murray (10 September 1820 – 15 August 1873) was a Scottish businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Murray was born in Edinburgh. He became the partner of the Bibery & Co. in 1859. He was subsequently appointed to the Legislative Council in March 1862. He resigned his seat in the Legislative Council in February 1865 on leaving Hong Kong and his vacancy was subsequently replaced by Thomas Sutherland. He died in Keswick, Cumberland Keswick ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Allerdale Borough in Cumbria, England. Historically, until 1974, it was part of Cumberland. It lies within the Lake District National Park, Keswick is just north of Derwentwater and is fro ..., England in 1873.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995'' References 1820 births 1873 deaths Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong British expatriates in Hong Kong Politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardine Matheson & Co
Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (also known as Jardines) is a Hong Kong-based Bermuda-domiciled British multinational conglomerate. It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the Singapore Exchange and Bermuda Stock Exchange. The majority of its business interests are in Asia, and its subsidiaries include Jardine Pacific, Jardine Motors, Hongkong Land, Jardine Strategic Holdings, DFI Retail Group, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jardine Cycle & Carriage and Astra International. It set up the Jardine Scholarship in 1982 and Mindset, a mental health-focused charity, in 2002. Jardines was one of the original Hong Kong trading houses or Hongs that date back to Imperial China. 58 per cent of the company's profits were earned in China in 2019. The company is controlled by the Keswick family, who are descendants of co-founder William Jardine's older sister, Jean Johnstone. Jardine Matheson is a ''Fortune'' Global 500 company. In 2013, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
