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Everard Hambro
Sir Everard Alexander Hambro KCVO (11 April 1842 – 26 February 1925) was a British banker and philanthropist. Early lifeEverard Hambro was born 11 April 1842 in Willesden, London.[1][2] His father, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839.[1] His paternal grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish banker and political advisor. His paternal great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker. He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] CareerHambro started his career at the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1869.[1] He served on the board of directors of the Bank of England from 1879 to 1925.[1] He helped save Barings Bank in 1891.[3] As a member of the Fowler Committee, Everard Hambro submitted a separate note proposing the setting up of a state bank in India along the lines of the Bank of England and Bank of France.[4][5] Personal life He was married twice. He married Gertrude Mary Stuart in 1866.[1] They resided at Hayes Place, Hayes, Kent and Milton Abbey in Milton, Dorset.[1] They had five children:
Violet married Everard Martin Smith and her elder son was Eric Martin Smith, MP. Everard Hambro married Ebba Harline d'Iberville Le Moyne Whyte in 1911.[1] DeathHe died on 26 February 1925.[1][2] and is buried at St. Mary the Virgin Church in Hayes, Kent. References
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