Sir Felix Otto Schuster, 1st Baronet (21 April 1854 — 13 May 1936) was a British banker,
financier and
Liberal politician.
Biography
Schuster was born in the
Free City of Frankfurt in 1854. His father was a merchant banker who converted from Judaism to Christianity.
His mother died when he was around four years old.
[ He was educated in Frankfurt, ]Geneva
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, and after his family moved to England in 1869, at Owens College, Manchester
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.[ He then went into business in London.][ He was on the Royal Commission on London Traffic 1903-5, Board of Trade Commission for the Amendment of Company Law 1905, India Office Committee on Indian Railway Finance and Administration 1907-8 and Treasury Committee on Irish Land Purchase Finance 1907-8. He was chairman of the Council of the Institute of Bankers, 1908-9, and of the Central Association of Bankers, 1913–15.][
In 1906, as a staunch supporter of free trade at the time, he stood as a Liberal candidate at the general election for the constituency of the ]City of London
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.[ He was subject to antisemitic attacks from right-wing forces due to his political views and personal background.][
In 1879, Schuster married Meta Weber, and they had five children.][ His grandchildren include the philosopher ]Mary Warnock
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and the diplomat Duncan Wilson.hypertension
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; he was 82.[
]
Works
His works include:
*'' Foreign Trade and the Money Market''
*''Our Gold Reserves''
See also
* Schuster Baronets
* Arthur Schuster (older brother)
Notes
References
*
English bankers
1854 births
1936 deaths
Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Liberal Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
German emigrants to England
19th-century British businesspeople
19th-century German businesspeople
20th-century British businesspeople
Businesspeople from Frankfurt
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