André, Adolf #12 Chairman (1875-1876)

Updated on 2020/11/13

Adolf André #12 (1875/2/19-1876/2/17)

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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	1875/2/19-1876/2/17
Deputy Chairman	1875/1/16-1875/2/18
Director	1873/4/1-1874/2/16, 1874/2/17-1875/1/15

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a.k.a. Adolph André; Adolf von André.
Melchers & Co.

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors	Albert Farley Heard (us)(Deputy-Chairman), Augustine Heart (us) Emmanuel Raphael Belilios (it)(#13) Johannes F. Cordes (de), Pustau (de) William Howell Forbes (us)(#11, #16, #27), Russell (us) Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius (de)(#14, #31), Siemssen (de) Frederick David Sassoon (in)(#15, #22), Sasson D (in) Replacements: Heard left, Hippolyte Nicaise (be) of Borneo (uk) was appointed in his stead, Forbes was designated Deputy-Chairman (HKDP, 1875/4/27) Nicaise left, Alexander McIver (uk)(#18, #23) was appointed in his stead (HKDP, 1875/8/13) Forbes left, Samuel Wyllys Pomeroy (us) of Russell (us) was appointed in his stead, Belilios was designated Deputy-Chairman (HKDP, 1876/1/28)
Overlaping with government bodies and other key organizations
Legislative Council
Chamber of Commerce

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1873/2/14; 1874/2/16; 1875/2/19; 1876/2/17.

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Melchers, Hermann Director

Updated on 2020/11/1

Hermann Melchers

Office Held	Year(s)
Director	1871/1/1-1872/2/16, 1872/2/17-1873/2/13, 1873/2/14-1873/4/1

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Melchers & Co.

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1871/1/1; 1872/2/15; 1872/2/17; 1873/2/13; 1873/2/14; 1874/2/16.

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Michaelsen, Stephen Cornelius #35 Chairman (1897-1898)

Updated on September 26, 2020

Stephen Cornelius Michaelsen #35 (1897-1898/2/11)

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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	1897-1898
Deputy Chairman	1896-1897
Director

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partner of Melchers & Co.
born in Bremen

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors	James Jardin Bell-Irving (#36)(Deputy Chairman), G.D. Böning, George Benjamin Dodwell, Roderick Mackenzie Gray (#37), Alexander MacConachie (#34), Abraham Jacob Raymond (#41, #42), R. L. Richardson, David Reuben Sassoon, Robert Gordon Shewan (#40), Nicolaus August Siebs (#38)
Corporate affiliation of board members	Dodwell Carlill (uk), Gilman (uk), Jardine (uk) Melchers (de) Reiss (uk), Shewan Tomes (uk), Sassoon D Sons (in), Sassoon Ed (in), Siemsen (de)
Overlaping with the Chamber of Commerce

Selected bibliography: China Mail, September 1, 1897, p.6; February 11, 1898, p.4. Hong Kong Daily Press, March 2, 1896, p.3.

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Haupt, Armin #44 Chairman (1906-1907)

Updated on September 21, 2020

Armin Haupt #44 (1906-1907)

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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	1906-1907
Deputy Chairman
Director	1898-1899, 1899-1900, 1900-1901

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a partner of Melchers & Co.

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors
Corporate affiliation of board members
Overlaping with the Chamber of Commerce

Selected bibliography: China Mail September 1, 1899, p.6.

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Friesland, Gustav Adolf Georg Director

Updated on September 23, 2020

Gustav Adolf Georg Friesland

Office Held	Year(s)
Director	1911-1912

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The Bremen-born Friesland was a partner of the German firm Melchers & Co.

Selected bibliography: China Mail, February 1, 1911, p.5.

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