RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1984 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/5h73wh572 211 tees VI, VII and VIII. He left Shanghai in May 1865.* BRAND, Andrew 1862-1863 Partner in Smith, Kennedy & Co. from December 31, 1860.7 He died late 1862 or early 1863.8 BRAND, Robert 1863-1864 10 Authorized to sign for Smith, Kennedy & Co. from July 1, 1861.9 Partner from January 1, 1862 (or 1863, this is not quite clear).1 Later he was a partner in Brand Bros. [1 BROWN, William Seton 1851-1852, 1854-1855 Arrived in Shanghai late 1850;12 originally in partnership with William Rathbone, Samuel Rathbone, James Worthington and Thomas Moncreiff as commission agents; turned into Birley, Worthington & Co. as from January 1, 1853.13 Member Committee Shanghai Library 1852;14 member Committee to study the erection of a new building for the Shanghai Library 1852;13 member Committee Shanghai Library 1854.16 COCK, James 1862-1863, 1863-1864 Authorized to sign for Watson & Co. from March 6, 1857; partner as from March 15, 1861.18 Trustee British Episcopal Church 1863.19 Member Committee IV. COUTTS, George Watson 1857-1858 Partner in Watson & Co. from November 25, 1853.20 He was still living in Shanghai in 1890.21 COUTTS, J.C. 1865-1866 Partner in Coutts & Co.22 21 ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1984 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/5h73wh572 215 He was known as a philanthropist; one of his charitable acts was the donation of a sum of money to the NCBRAS with which the library could be enriched. 88 Founder of the school at Boone Road that bore his name (1891).* Hanbury Road was named after him. Author. 90 HEARD, George Fairley 1863-1864 Came to China as secretary of the American envoy John Ward.1 Partner in Aug. Heard & Co. from June 1, 1862. HEINSSEN, Rudolph 1864-1865 The first representative of the German firm Siemssen & Co. who established a branch office in Shanghai January 1, 1856.1 Consul for the Hanseatic Towns 1864-1865. 94 HOGG, James 1865-1866 Mercantile assistant Lindsay & Co.,2 partner from July 1, 1854.3 Partnership with E. Jenner Hogg as Hogg Bros. from January 1, 1861. 97 Consul for Italy 1863, 1864. 98 Member Committees I, IV, VII and IX. HOGG, William 1852-1853 Resided in Hong Kong in 1846,99 from 1847 in Shanghai,100 Partner in Lindsay & Co., 1858.102 101 interest in which ended June 30, Consul for Hamburg 1852-1855(?),103 Member of the Committee to study the erection of a new building for the Shanghai Library 1852;104 trustee British Episcopal Church 1853-1855.105 HOWARD, William 1861-1862 Manager of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China, Shanghai branch, from November 8, 1859.106 躲 ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1984 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/5h73wh572 216 J.H. HAAN INCE, Henry Alexander 1855-1856 At first lived in Hong Kong, 1850. 107 Partner in Dent, Beale & Co. from July 1, 1854;108 interest ceased June 30, 1858. KAHN, Julius 1864-1865 111 Authorized to sign for Reiss & Co. (a British firm) from October 10, 1859;110 partner May 1, 1860 till April 30, 1865.1 He donated the vases that adorned the entrance of the Shanghai Club. KAY, William 1852-1853, 1854-1855 Partner in Fox, Rawson & Co. in Canton;112 since 1846 in Shanghai as partner of Blackin, Rawson & Co.'113 Member of the Committee to study the erection of a new building for the Shanghai Library 1852.114 KESWICK, William 1865-1866 Possibly was first a resident of Yokohama.115 Partner in Jardine, Matheson & Co. since July 1, 1862.116 Consul for Denmark 1863-?.117 Trustee British Episcopal Church 1866;118 member of the management committee of the Society for Relief of Distressed Foreigners of All Nationalities 1865.'119 Unofficial member of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong 1867-1872, 1875-1886.120 Member of the NCBRAS.121 Member of Committee IX. KING, David O. 1854-1855 Before 1850 he lived in Canton.122 At first partner in J.M. Smith & Co.; later Smith, King & Co.'123 and King & Co.'124 Vice-Consul for Prussia 1853-1854.125 1856-1858 he resided in Bangkok.'126 Author127 ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1984 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/5h73wh572 220 J.H. HAAN Member Committee Shanghai Literary and Scientific Society 1858.179 ROBERTS, Oliver Everett 1850-1851 181 Resident of Shanghai since 1850, before that of Canton.180 Partnership in Wetmore & Co., temporarily suspended to be renewed April 30, 1854.182 Member Committee Shanghai Library 1852;183 member Committee to study the erection of a new building for the Shanghai Library 1852.184 RODGERS, J. Kearney (or Kearny) 1863-1864 He is mentioned as “secretary” at the time of the issue of shares in the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Company, 1864.185 SKINNER, John 1854-1855 186 Resident of Canton from 1840, 1848 in Shanghai, then again in Canton. 187 Partner in Gibb, Livingston & Co. interest in which ceased December 26, 1856.188 SMITH, J. Caldecott 1853-1854 Lived in China from 1843, as early as 1844 in Shanghai. Employed by Dent, Beale & Co.190 189 He was involved in the escape of taotai Wu from the Shanghai native city when it was occupied by rebels in September 1853.191 SMITH, J. Mackrill 1850-1851 193 192 Employed by Bell & Co. at Canton from 1840;193 Shanghai 1848 as J.M. Smith & Co., from December 20, 1851 as Smith, King & Co. 194 He also sold "superior pale sherry, port and Madeira"195 and was a broker,196 Partnership ceased December 31, 1853.197 After the death of Henry Shearman, 1856, he was, as his executor, publisher and editor of the North China Herald for one month.198 ================================================================================ RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1984 https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/5h73wh572 222 J.H. HAAN TYERS, Richard R. 1860-1861 Employed by King & Co., 1855,217 Trustee Chinese Hospital 1865.218 Member Committee VI and VII. VACHER, William Herbert 1855-1856 219 220 Lived from 1844 in Canton,221 later Shanghai where he was authorized to sign for Gilman, Bowman & Co. from August 9, 1851;222 interest ceased July 2, 1860.223 Member Committee to study the erection of a new building for the Shanghai Library, 1852.224 Member Committee II. WETMORE, William Shephard 1853-1854, 1855-1856, 1861-1862 225 Partner in Wetmore & Co., from September 1, 1852,226 as from May 29, 1857 Wetmore, Williams & Co. Member of the NCBRAS till 1882.227 He still lived in Shanghai in 1890 as partner in Frazar & Co.228 Author. 229 WHITLOW, James 1860-1861 Authorized to sign for Holliday, Wise & Co. from March 13, 1856;230 partner January 1, 1863.231 WIETERS, August 1863-1864 232 Authorized to sign for the German firm of Harkort & Co. from November 23, 1861.233 Source Notes Abbreviations: BS: Bibliotheca Sinica (by Henri Cordier) CK: Chinese Repository JNCBRAS: Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society NCDHL: North China Desk Hong List ================================================================================