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Sir Thomas Sutherland, GCMG (Chinese: 蘇石蘭 16 August 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and politician, initially elected to represent the Liberal Party and then as a Liberal Unionist.
First Earl of Inchcape. Sutherland (seated centre) with P&O's Hong Kong staff. Born in 1834 in Aberdeen, Sir Thomas Sutherland was to devote seventy years of service to the Company becoming, arguably, its most significant Chairman and one of the leading figures in British shipping.
Who was Thomas Sutherland, the founder of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation? How did he come up with the idea of creating a bank in Asia? Find out more about his life and legacy in this historical photograph from the HSBC archives.
Sir Thomas Sutherland, GCMG (Chinese: 蘇石蘭 16 August 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and politician, initially elected to represent the Liberal Party and then as a Liberal Unionist.
Sir Thomas Sutherland, GCMG (Chinese: 蘇石蘭, 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and Liberal Party politician. He founded The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation which was the founder member of HSBC Group and directed the P&O Company.
HSBC was founded by Thomas Sutherland, a young Scotsman working in Hong Kong for a large shipping firm. He had never held a bank account himself, but while sailing along the South China coast in 1864, he read an article on Scottish banking that inspired him.
Jan 30, 2024 · Sir Thomas Sutherland, GCMG ( Chinese: 蘇石蘭, 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and politician, initially elected to represent the Liberal Party and then as a Liberal Unionist.
