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J. H. HAAN

APPENDIX

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP 1849-1865

Note: Dates after the term of office refer to the Public Meeting at which the Municipal Council was elected.

  
    Members
    Firm
    Nationality
  
  
    
    Russell & Co. Rathbones
    American
British
  
  
    1851 (June)
    
    
  
  
    
    MacVicar & Co.
J. M. Smith & Co.
Wetmore & Co.
    American
British
American
  
  
    1849 (March) — 1850 (August)
(10.3.1849)
    
    
  
  
    John N. Alsop Griswold
Thomas Moncreiff
    
    
  
  
    1850 (August)
(2.8.1850)
    
    
  
  
    Hector C. R. MacDuff
J. Mackrill Smith
Oliver Everett Roberts
    
    
  
  
    1851 (June) — 1852 (May)
(14.6.1851)
    
    
  
  
    Edward Langley Clement
D. Nye
William Seton Brown
    Oriental Bank
Bull, Nye & Co. Rathbones
    British
American
British
  
  
    1852 (May) — 1853 (July)
(25.5.1852)
    
    
  
  
    William Hogg
Edward Cunningham (Chairman)
    Russell & Co.
    American
  
  
    
    Lindsay & Co.
Blenkin, Rawson & Co.
    British
British
  
  
    William Kay
    
    
  
  
    1853 (July) — 1854 (July)
(21.7.1853)
    
    
  
  
    William Shephard Wetmore
    Wetmore & Co.
    American
  
  
    
    Shaw, Bland & Co.
    British?
  
  
    (Chairman)
John Hammond Winch
J. Caldecott Smith
    
    
  
  
    1854 (July) — 1855 (March)
(11.7.1854)
    
    
  
  
    William Seton Brown (Chairman) x
David O. King (Treasurer) x
Edward Cunningham
Charles A. Fearon
William Kay
Dr. Walter Henry Medhurst x
John Skinner
    Dent, Beale & Co.
Birley, Worthington & Co.
King & Co.
Russell & Co.
Aug. Heard & Co.
Blenkin, Rawson & Co.
London Missionary Society
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
    British
British
?
American
American
British
British
British
  

Note: In March 1855 only those members marked "x" were still in office,
plus: H.C.R. MacDuff,
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RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1984
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GRAY, Hubert Marshall Murray 1869-1860

69

.68

As early as 1846 he resided in Shanghai, worked for Dirom, Gray & Co. Authorized to sign for Smith, Kennedy & Co. March 30, 1858,7 partner November 18, 1858;this interest ceased December 31, 1860.72

GREW, Henry Sturgis 1862-1863

Partner in Russell & Co. from January 1, 1860.7

During the absence of F.B. Forbes he acted as vice-consul for Sweden and Norway 1865.8

GRISWOLD, John N. Alsop 1849-1850

Came to China in 1843,9 first in Canton,10 from 1848 in Shanghai11

Partner in Russell & Co. from 1848 till December 31, 1854.7 United States Consul 1848-1851.

HAMILTON, Rowland 1860-1861

Partner in Smith, Kennedy & Co. from November 18, 18587 till December 31, 1860.00

Member of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.31

HANBURY, Sir Thomas 1865-1866

Born 1832, died 1907.82

In 1853 he founded the firm Hanbury & Co., as from 1856 Crampton, Hanbury & Co.; this partnership was dissolved in September 1857,83 after which he established a new one, Bower, Hanbury & Co.

Made a considerable fortune through the sale of land in Hongkew. He was also a landowner in the French Concession where he tried to initiate the local "Halles", but in this he was unsuccessful (1864-1865).

85

Member of the Commission Provisoire of the French Concession 1865-1866.86

Member of Committees II, III, IV, V, VII and IX. Corresponding secretary of the NCBRAS 1864.87
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