Charles Edward Anton (1860 – 16 November 1935) was a Scottish businessman who was the 16th

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of the Jardine, Matheson & Co. and a member of the

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Biography

Anton was born in St Pancras, London, to Scottish parents George Anton, a merchant, and Mary Lindsay. He joined the Jardine, Matheson & Co. in 1884 and spent some time in the Shanghai office. He was authorised to sign ''per pro'' in 1904. In 1910, he was appointed a director and eventually retired in 1919. During 1917 when he was the director of Jardine he was also member of the

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and the

. Anton died of pneumonia at

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, Dundee, Scotland on 16 November 1935, leaving local estate sworn under £225,500 (£ as of ).

Memory

Anton Street () in

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was named after him.

References

1860 births 1935 deaths Hong Kong businesspeople Jardines (company) British expatriates in British Hong Kong Scottish expatriates in China Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Date of birth missing Businesspeople from the London Borough of Camden Deaths from pneumonia in Scotland People from British Hong Kong People from St Pancras, London {{HongKong-bio-stub