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Colonel Walter Horace Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted MC (13 March 1882 – 8 November 1948) was an Anglo-Jewish army officer and oilman. Samuel was the son of Marcus Samuel, the founder of Shell Transport and Trading, and from 1921 to 1946 served as the company's second chairman.
Upton House is the country house and weekend retreat where 2nd Viscount Bearsted, Walter Samuel, assembled one of the finest art collections in 20th-century England. Immerse yourself in a remarkable range of world-class paintings, from Stubbs and Hogarth to Bosch and El Greco.
Also known as Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted primary name: Samuel, Walter other name: (Viscount) Bearsted Details individual; collector; British; Male Life dates 1882-1948 Biography Art collector and benefactor; Chairman of Shell, 1921-1946; 1927, succeeded his father as Viscount Bearsted. Bibliography ODNB
Jul 21, 2022 · "Colonel Walter Horace Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted MC (13 March 1882 – 8 November 1948) was a British peer and former Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Company.
Upton House. Upton House was built in 1695 for Sir Rushout Cullen. It was remodelled by Percy Morley Horder in 1927-9 for Walter Samuel, the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, whose family founded the Shell Oil Company.
Upton House, originally built in 1695, became the home of Walter Samuel (1882–1948), 2nd Viscount Bearsted, the only son of Sir Marcus Samuel (1853–1927), 1st Viscount Bearsted, founder of the Shell Transport & Trading Co. Ltd, in 1927.
Walter became the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, along with a Barony and Baronetcy, upon his father's death in 1927 as his other brothers had been killed during WW1. His father was the founder of Shell Transport and Trading and Walter was second Chairman.
