Sassoon, Frederick David #15, #22 Chairman (1878-1879, 1885-1886)

Updated on 2020/11/13

Frederick David Sassoon #15 (1878-1879), #22 (1885-1886)

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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
Deputy Chairman
Director	1874/2/17-1875/2/18, 1875/2/19-1876/2/17

Raw data
Sasson D & Co.

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors
Overlaping with government bodies and other key organizations
Legislative Council
Chamber of Commerce

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1874/2/17; 1875/2/18; 1875/2/19; 1876/2/17.

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Sassoon, Solomon David #10 Chairman (1873-1874)

Updated on October 31, 2020

Solomon David Sassoon #10 (1873/2/14-1874/2/16)

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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	1873/2/14-1874/2/16
Deputy Chairman	1872/2/17-1873/2/13
Director	1868/1/27-1869/1/6, 1869/1/7-1870/1/28, 1870/1/29-1870/12/31, 1871/1/1-1872/2/16

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Sassoon D Sons

Information and commentaries pertaining to this term of office
Other members of the Board of Directors	William Howell Forbes (us)(#11, #16, #27)(Deputy-Chairman), Russell (us) Emmanuel Raphael Belilios (it)(#13) Albert Farley Heard (us), Augustine Heart (us) Friedrich Adolph Joost (de), Siemssen (de) Henry Beverley Lemann (uk)(#7), Gilman (uk) Hermann Melchers (de), Melchers (de) Thomas Pyke (uk)(#9), Birley (uk) Richard Rowett (uk)(#8), Holliday Wise (uk) Replacements: Melchers left, Adolf André (de) of Melchers (de) was appointed in his stead (HKDP 1873/4/1). Henry Beverley Lemann left, William Lemann (uk) of Gilman (uk) was apppointed in his stead (HKDP 1873/5/1). Johannes F. Cordes (de) of Pustau (de) appointed (HKDP, 1874/2/4).
Overlaping with government bodies and other key organizations
Legislative Council
Chamber of Commerce

Financials as of 1873/12/31
Balance-Sheet
Assets	$'000	Liabilities	$'000
Cash & bullion	11,263	Paid-up capital	5,000
Government Securities	2,818	Reserve fund	1,000
Bills discounted, loans and credits	9,841	Notes in cicculatio, deposits	18,767
Exchange remittances	26,951	Exchange acceptances	26,131
Bank premises	174	Profit & loss account	240
Dead Stocks	89
Total	51,139	Total	51,139
Profit & Loss Account
Debit	$'000	Credit	$'000
Remuneration to directors	10	Balance of undivided profits, 1873/6/30	36
Rebate on bills not due	4	Amount of net profits for the 6 months ending 1873/12/31, after deducting all expenses and interest paid	204
Dividend account at the rate of 8%, p.a. on $5mil	200
Balance of undivided profits, carried forward to next half-year	26
Total	240	Total	240

Selected bibliography: The Bankers' Magazine 1874, BPC (Bankers' Magazine) Ltd, 1874. HKDP, 1865/3/2; 1867/12/2, 1867/12/3; 1869/1/7; 1870/1/28; 1870/1/29; 1870/12/31; 1871/1/1; 1872/2/15; 1872/2/17; 1873/2/13; 1873/2/14; 1874/2/16.

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Sassoon, Arthur Director

Updated on October 5, 2020

Arthur Sassoon

Office Held	Year(s)
Deputy-Chairman	1867/8/1-1867/12/2, 1867/12/3-1868/1/27
Director	1865/3/3-1866/5/7, 1866/5/8-1867/3/12, 1867/3/13-1867/7/31

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Sassoon D Sons

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1865/3/7; 1867/12/3.

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Smith, Caleb TangierDirector

Updated on October 5, 2020

Caleb Tangier Smith

Office Held	Year(s)
Director	1866/5/8-1867/3/12, 1867/3/13-1867/7/31, 1867/8/1-1867/12/2

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Smith, Archer & Co.

Selected bibliography: HKDP, 1866/5/8; 1867/3/13; 1867/12/2.

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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)

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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.

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