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BENSON Frederick J. 'Swansea Harbour'. Financier. Founded his own Bank.
Financed Swansea Harbour development. HOBBIES: Horse racing. Wearing a
monocle. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. By WHO. (Business. Debonair.
Wales) |
1909.03.24 |
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BONSOR Mr Henry Cosmo Orme. MP Wimbledon. Director Bank of England. 'The
Wimbledon Division' or North East Surrey. Chairman South-Eastern Railways
and Watneys (the brewers). Treasurer Guy's Hospital. A Freemason. Coloured.
c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Beer. Freemasons. Finance. Politics) |
1898.06.30 |
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COOP Mr Charles W. 'Prospectuses'. Banker. Entrepreneur. An expert in
financial advertising. Rather debonair - wearing an extravagant cravat.
Buttonhole. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. (Business. Finance). |
1912.05.29 |
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FARQUHAR Lord. 'Horace'. Director of Parr's Bank. By Spy. Born 1844. JP for
Middlesex. MP for Marylebone. Original Director of British South Africa
Company. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Politics). |
1898.06.02 |
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KING Sir James. 'King of Campsie'. Bank Chairman. Educated: Glasgow
University. Active in local politics in Scotland. Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Director of Clydesdale Bank for 40 years. Businessman. HOBBIES: Travel. Book
collecting. By HCO. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. |
1910.08.24 |
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MORLEY Samuel Hope. Retired Governor of the Bank of England. A Businessman.
Holder of many illustrious positions. Wearing glasses. Coloured. Overall
size c. 8x14 ins. By Spy. (Finance. Business) |
1905.08.17 |
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NORTHBROOK The Earl of GCSI: Spy. 'British Rule in India'. Coloured.
Overall size c. 8x14 ins. Son of the Banker Sir Francis Baring. Educated:
Oxford. MP for Cornwall at 21. Viceroy of India. Goatee beard. Large bow
tie. (Peers). |
1876.12.09 |
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RAVENSCROFT Clarence F. 'The Birkbeck'. By APE Junior. Born 3rd December
1871. Joined his father's bank in 18910. Having spent a year in Paris. Took
over after the death of his father in 1902. HOBBIES: Golf. Hunting. Overall
size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. (Finance. Business) |
1911.01.11 |
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REUTER Baron George de. 'The Wicked Baron'. Born 1863. Educated Cambridge.
Became lawyer. Director: Imperial Bank of Persia. Anglo-Belgian Bank of
Egypt. Anglo-Japanese Bank. Reutters service to journalists. HOBBIES: Ice
skating. Gymnastics. Swimming. c. 8x14 inches. Coloured. By Spy. |
1909.07.07 |
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REVELSTOKE Lord. 'Barings'. Director of the Bank of England. By Spy. Born
1863. A Member of the famous Baring family. Educated Eton. Trinity
Cambridge. Toured the world. Crossed the Andes. Coloured. Overall size c.
8x14 ins. (Hobbies: Sailing. Organ. Piano. Finance. Business) |
1898.08.11 |
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REVELSTOKE Lord. 'Barings'. 'He promoted Guinness'. Very rich. Born 1828.
Franz Baring came from Bremen to England in the 17th Century. The famous
Banking House was formed. HOBBIES: Whist. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14
ins. By LIB. |
1888.09.15 |
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SANDEMAN Mr Albert George. 100th Governor of 'The Bank of England'. Born
into the famous Sandeman Port family in 1833. Began in business at 16.
Chairman London Dock Company Etc. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. By
Spy. Wearing buttonhole. Spats. Watch chain. (Finance. Wines) |
1895.09.12 |
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SASSOON Mr Reuben David. Seated. Holding Opera Glasses. By Spy. From a
family of Indian Merchants. He 'made a fortune in business' which he then
set about spending. Coloured. Overall size c. 8x14 ins. In white tie and
tails wearing a buttonhole. (Finance. Israel) |
1890.09.20 |
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SMITH Richard Vassar Vassar. 'Lloyd's Bank' Chairman. Family was based in
Gloucestershire. Mayor of Gloucester 1886/7. Businessman. Freemason. Senior
Deacon in the Grand Lodge. By HCO. Overall size c. 8x14 inches. Coloured.
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1910.07.20 |
