Cunningham, Edward, #3 Chairman (1867-1867)

Updated on October 2, 2020

Edward Cunningham #3 (1867/3/13-1867/7/31)

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1. Francis Chomley (1865-66)
2. John Dent (1866-67)
3. Edward Cunningham (1867)
4. Agathon Friedrich Woldemar Nissen (1867)
5. George Johann Hellend (1867-69)
6. George Farley Heard (1869)
• 1870
7. Henry Beverley Lemann (1870)
8. Richard Rowett (1871)
9. Thomas Pyke (1872-73)
10. Solomon David Sassoon (1873-74)
11. William Howell Forbes(1874-75)
12. Adolph (Adolf) von André(1875-76)
13. Emmanuel Raphael Belilios (1876-77)
14. Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius (1877-78)
15. Frederick David Sassoon (1878-79)
16. William Howell Forbes (1879-80)
• 1880
17. William Keswick (1880-81)
18. Alexander McIver (1881-82)
19. Henry Liston-Dalrymple (1882-83)
20. Wilhelm Reiners (1883)
21. Alexander Palmer MacEwen (1884-85)
22. Frederick David Sassoon (1885-86)
23. Alexander McIver (1886)
24. Max Grote (1886-87)
25. Charles David Bottomley (1887-88)
26. John Bell-Irving (1888-89)
27. William Howell Forbes (1889-90)
• 1890
28. Henry Liston-Dalrymple (1890-91)
29. Jacob Silas Moses (1891-92)
30. Stephen Cornelius Michaelsen (1892-93)
31. Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius (1893-94)
32. Charles James Holliday (1894-95)
33. Jacob Silas Moses (1895-96)
34. Alexander MacConachie (1896-97)
35. Stephen Cornelius Michaelsen (1897-98)
36. James Jardine Bell-Irving (1898-99)
37. Roderick Mackenzie Gray (1899-90)
• 1900
38. Nicolaus August Siebs (1900-01)
39. James Johnstone Keswick (1901-02)
40. Robert Gordon Shewan (1902-03)
41. Abraham Jacob Raymond (1903-04)
42. Abraham Jacob Raymond (1904-05)
43. Herbert Edmund Tomkins (1905-06)
44. Armin Haupt (1906-07)
45. George Harold Medhurst (1907-08)
46. Henry Keswick (1908-09)
47. William Jardine Gresson (1909-10)
• 1910
48. Herbert Edmund Tomkins (1910-11)
49. Gideon Balloch (1911-12)
50. Edward Shellim (1912-13)
51. Francis Harold Armstrong (1913-14)
52. David Landale (1914-15)
53. David Landale (1915-16)
54. Walter Leslie Pattenden (1916-17)
55. Stanley Hudson Dodwell (1917-18)
56. Percy Hobson Holyoak (1918-19)
57. John Archibald Plummer (1919-20)
• 1920
58. Edward Victor David Parr (1920-21)
59. George Thomas Money Edkins (1921-22)
60. George Melville Dodwell (1922-23)
61. Archibald Orr Lang (1923-24)
62. Archibald Orr Lang (1924-25)
63. Walter Leslie Pattenden (1925-26)
64. Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard (1926-27)
65. Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard (1927-28)
66. Albert Henry Compton (1928-29)
67. Neilage Sharp Brown (1929-30)
• 1930
68. John Archibald Plummer (1930-31)
69. Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie (1931-32)
70. John Johnstone Paterson (1932-33)
71. Thomas Ernest (Tam) Pearce (1933-34)
72. Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie (1934-35)
73. Stanley Hudson Dodwell (1035-36)
74. John Johnstone Paterson (1936-37)
75. Geoffrey Miskin (1937-38)
76. Thomas Ernest (Tam) Pearce (1938-39)
77. Andrew Lusk Shields (1939-40)
• 1940
78. Harrie Vaughan Wilkinson (1940-41)
79. John Johnstone Paterson (1941-42)

Office Held	Year(s)
Chairman	1867/3/13-1867/7/31
Deputy Chairman
Director	1867/1/31-1867/3/12

Raw data
partner, Russell & Co.

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors	Agathon Friedrich Woldemar Nissen (de)(#4)(Deputy Chairman), Siemssen (de) Albert Farley Heard (us), Augustine Heard (us) George Johann Helland (no)(#5), John Burd (uk) Henry Beverley Lemann (uk)(#7), Gilman (uk) Friedrich August Julius Menke (de), Pustau (de) Arthur Sassoon (in), Sassoon D Sons (in) Caleb Tangier Smith (uk), Smith Archer (uk) Thomas Sutherland (uk), P&O (uk)
Overlaping with government bodies and other key organizations
Legislative Council
Chamber of Commerce

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1867/1/31, 1867/3/13; 1867/7/31.

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Dent, John #2 Chairman (1866-1867)

Updated on September 29, 2020

John Dent #2 (1866/5/8-1867/3/12)

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1. Francis Chomley (1865-66)
2. John Dent (1866-67)
3. Edward Cunningham (1867)
4. Agathon Friedrich Woldemar Nissen (1867)
5. George Johann Hellend (1867-69)
6. George Farley Heard (1869)
• 1870
7. Henry Beverley Lemann (1870)
8. Richard Rowett (1871)
9. Thomas Pyke (1872-73)
10. Solomon David Sassoon (1873-74)
11. William Howell Forbes(1874-75)
12. Adolph (Adolf) von André(1875-76)
13. Emmanuel Raphael Belilios (1876-77)
14. Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius (1877-78)
15. Frederick David Sassoon (1878-79)
16. William Howell Forbes (1879-80)
• 1880
17. William Keswick (1880-81)
18. Alexander McIver (1881-82)
19. Henry Liston-Dalrymple (1882-83)
20. Wilhelm Reiners (1883)
21. Alexander Palmer MacEwen (1884-85)
22. Frederick David Sassoon (1885-86)
23. Alexander McIver (1886)
24. Max Grote (1886-87)
25. Charles David Bottomley (1887-88)
26. John Bell-Irving (1888-89)
27. William Howell Forbes (1889-90)
• 1890
28. Henry Liston-Dalrymple (1890-91)
29. Jacob Silas Moses (1891-92)
30. Stephen Cornelius Michaelsen (1892-93)
31. Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius (1893-94)
32. Charles James Holliday (1894-95)
33. Jacob Silas Moses (1895-96)
34. Alexander MacConachie (1896-97)
35. Stephen Cornelius Michaelsen (1897-98)
36. James Jardine Bell-Irving (1898-99)
37. Roderick Mackenzie Gray (1899-90)
• 1900
38. Nicolaus August Siebs (1900-01)
39. James Johnstone Keswick (1901-02)
40. Robert Gordon Shewan (1902-03)
41. Abraham Jacob Raymond (1903-04)
42. Abraham Jacob Raymond (1904-05)
43. Herbert Edmund Tomkins (1905-06)
44. Armin Haupt (1906-07)
45. George Harold Medhurst (1907-08)
46. Henry Keswick (1908-09)
47. William Jardine Gresson (1909-10)
• 1910
48. Herbert Edmund Tomkins (1910-11)
49. Gideon Balloch (1911-12)
50. Edward Shellim (1912-13)
51. Francis Harold Armstrong (1913-14)
52. David Landale (1914-15)
53. David Landale (1915-16)
54. Walter Leslie Pattenden (1916-17)
55. Stanley Hudson Dodwell (1917-18)
56. Percy Hobson Holyoak (1918-19)
57. John Archibald Plummer (1919-20)
• 1920
58. Edward Victor David Parr (1920-21)
59. George Thomas Money Edkins (1921-22)
60. George Melville Dodwell (1922-23)
61. Archibald Orr Lang (1923-24)
62. Archibald Orr Lang (1924-25)
63. Walter Leslie Pattenden (1925-26)
64. Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard (1926-27)
65. Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard (1927-28)
66. Albert Henry Compton (1928-29)
67. Neilage Sharp Brown (1929-30)
• 1930
68. John Archibald Plummer (1930-31)
69. Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie (1931-32)
70. John Johnstone Paterson (1932-33)
71. Thomas Ernest (Tam) Pearce (1933-34)
72. Charles Gordon Stewart Mackie (1934-35)
73. Stanley Hudson Dodwell (1035-36)
74. John Johnstone Paterson (1936-37)
75. Geoffrey Miskin (1937-38)
76. Thomas Ernest (Tam) Pearce (1938-39)
77. Andrew Lusk Shields (1939-40)
• 1940
78. Harrie Vaughan Wilkinson (1940-41)
79. John Johnstone Paterson (1941-42)

Office Held	Year(s)
Chairman	1866/5/8-1867/3/12
Deputy Chairman
Director

Raw data
Dent & Co.

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors	Agathon Friedrich Woldemar Nissen (de)(#4)(Deputy Chairman), Siemssen (de) Pallanjee Framjee (in), Camajee PA (in) Albert Farley Heard (us), Augustine Heard (us) George Johann Helland (no)(#5), John Burd (uk) Douglas Lapraik (uk), Douglas Lapraik (uk) Henry Beverley Lemann (uk)(#7), Gilman (uk) George Francis Maclean (uk), Lyall Still (uk) Arthur Sassoon (in), Sassoon D Sons (in) Caleb Tangier Smith (uk), Smith Archer (uk) Thomas Sutherland (uk), P&O (uk) William Henry Wood, unk. Replacements: Framjee, Lapraik and Wood left the board, William Howell Forbes (us) of Russell (us) appointed (HKDP, 1866/10/2) Maclean left the board (HKDP, 1866/12/21) Forbes left the board (HKDP, 1867/1/31). Edward Cunningham (us)(#3) of Russell (us) appointed (HKDP 1867/2/1)
Overlaping with government bodies and other key organizations
Legislative Council	Dent, Senior Unofficial Member, vice Francis Chomley
Chamber of Commerce	Dent, Chairman

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1866/5/8; 1867/3/13.

To Be Completed

Schmidt, Waldemar Director

Updated on September 28, 2020

Waldemar Schmidt

Office Held	Year(s)
Director	1865/3/3-1865/4/12 (HKDP, 1865/4/12)

Raw data
Fletcher & Co.
Schmidt probably was the shortest ever serving director in the history of HSBC. He was a director for 41 days.
Fletcher & Co., formely Innes, Fletcher & Co. , a partnership beteen James Inne and Mr. Fletcher, opium trader, J. Innes (1787-1841), nickna,d "Srorm Petrel of Canton" and 7th Chieftain of the Inneses of Dunkintry, Scotland, came to China in 1825 and started as a free trader in opium before the partnership with Fletcher.

Selected bibliography: Hong Kong Daily Press, March 7, 1865, p.1.

To Be Completed

Dhunjeeshaw, Rustomjee Director

Updated on October 5, 2020

Rustomjee Dhunjeeshaw

Office Held	Year(s)
Director	1865/3/3-1865/11/10

Raw data
P.F. Cama & Co.

Selected bibliography: Hong Kong Daily Press, March 7, 1865, p.1.

To Be Completed

Framjee, Pallanjee Director

Updated on October 2, 2020

Pallanjee Framjee

Office Held	Year(s)
Director	1865/3/3-1866/5/7, 1866/5/8-1866/10/2

Raw data
P.A. Camajee & Co.

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1865/3/7; 1866/10/2.

To Be Completed