Augustus Henry Novelli was a London-based physician who graduated

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in 1845. He lived for a time at

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. He went on to become involved in the Consolidated Bank Limited, and eventually one of its directors. He was in 1870 a plaintiff in ''Smith & Novelli v

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'', a suit filed in

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, over finance to the

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. Novelli partnered until 1 January 1856 with Charles Hardy Bowker, Francis Koenig and George Dunner as General Commission Merchants. Novelli was named on 18 October 1860 by the

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of the Welsh

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, Edward Pryse, as his deputy. As one of the directors of the Consolidated Bank, Novelli was involved in its June 1866 bankruptcy. Novelli was in October 1867 named a liquidator of the

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. Novelli was partnered with Francis Koenig, Charles Hardy Bowker and Heinrich Wrens until 31 December 1885 as Novelli & Co., General Merchants. Novelli was a member of the

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, listed in the 1854, 1860, 1866 and 1883 directories. Augustus Henry Novelli died in 1887.England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. Wills & Probates, Estates & Guardian Records

Legacy

Novelli's wife was Sarah Helena; they had at least one child, Philip Charles, who graduated

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in 1880, passed the Intermediate bar examination on 19 January 1882, and was made a Grand Steward of the

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on 24 April 1889 under Pro Grand Master

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and his Deputy, the Earl of Lathom. Philip Charles would go on to be influential in the affairs of the St. Lawrence Lumber Company, before passing in 1905. In pursuance of section 142 of the

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, a General Meeting of the Members of Novelli and Company was held at the offices of the W. Bolton Liquidator, 13 Spring-gardens

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, on 28 March 1894 at three o'clock in the afternoon, to have the account laid of the bankruptcy, disposal and winding up of the firm. The bankruptcy affected, amongst others, the St. Lawrence Lumber Company, which collapsed as a result.

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