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.

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Chomley, Francis 孔萊 #1 Chairman (1865-1866)

Updated on October 27, 2020

Francis Chomley 孔萊 #1 (1865/3/3-1866/5/7)

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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	1865/3/3-1866/5/7
Deputy Chairman
Director

Raw data

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors	Thomas Sutherland (uk)(Deputy Chairman), P&O (uk) Rustomjee Dhunjeeshaw (in), Cama PA (in) 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) Agathon Friedrich Woldemar Nissen (de)(#4), Siemssen (de) Arthur Sassoon (in), Sassoon D Sons (in) Waldemar Schmidt (de), Fletcher (uk) Replacements: Schmidt left the board. No replacement. (HKDP, 1865/4/12) Dhunjeeshaw left the board. No replacement. (HKDP, 1865/11/10)
Overlaping with government bodies and other key organizations
Legislative Council	Chomley (Senior Unofficial Member)
Justices of the Peace	Chomley, Lemann, Sutherland
Consulate	Austrian, Nissan (Acting Consul) Bremen, Nissen (Acting Consul) Denmark, Helland (Acting Consul) Italy, Chomley (Consul) Lubeck, Nissen (Acting Consul) Prussia, Nissen (Acting Consular Agent) Sweden and Norway, Nissen (Acting Consul)
Chamber of Commerce
Hospitals	Seamen's Hospital, Sutherland (Trustee, ex officio)
Schools	Diocesan Native Femal Training School, Mrs. Maclean (Treasurer)
Clubs	Hong Kong Club, Chomley; Lemann (Committee) German Club, Nissen (Chairman) Phoenix Club, Lapraik (Chairman)
Others	Sailor's Home, Chomley (Trustee), Nissen (Director), Committee of Management, Helland, Sutherland Hong Kong Choral Society, Lemann (Committee)

HSBC's first formal notice in newspapaer. Credit: HKDP, 1865/3/7.

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1865/3/7.

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