David Landale (6 August 1868 – 6 September 1935) was the 13th

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of the Jardine Matheson & Co. and member of the Executive Council and

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Early life

Born on 6 August 1868, Landale was the son of Rev. David Landale and Margaret Helen Hassels Jardine, daughter of

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, a distant relative of the founder of the prominent trading house Jardine Matheson & Co., William Jardine. He was educated at

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Career in China

Landale moved to the Far East and became both managing director of Jardine Matheson and the Chairman of the

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in 1907. He was also director of the

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until his resignation in 1920. He was appointed as unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1913 and Executive Council in 1916. He was also the chairman of the

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in 1915.

Marriage

In 1902 he married Mildred Sophia, second daughter of John Fortune. They had two sons and two daughters. One of his sons David Fortune "Taffy" Landale also became the Chairman and Managing Director of Jardines. He was maternal great-grandfather to Olympic champion,

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Death

Landale died on 6 September 1935 in

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, England.

Landale St

Landale Street in

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was named after David Landale.Signs of a Colonial Era, p97

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Landale, David 1868 births 1935 deaths People educated at Fettes College Hong Kong businesspeople 19th-century Scottish businesspeople 20th-century Scottish businesspeople Chairmen of HSBC Scottish chairpersons of corporations Scottish bankers Jardines (company) Scottish expatriates in Hong Kong Scottish expatriates in China Members of the Executive Council of Hong Kong Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Chairmen of the Shanghai Municipal Council People from British Hong Kong