Captain Ronald Olaf Hambro (1 December 1885 – 25 April 1961) was a British merchant banker. He was chairman of Hambros Bank from 1932 to 1961.
Olaf Hambro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1885 |
| Died | 25 April 1961 (aged 75) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse | Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Parent(s) | Everard Hambro Gertrude Mary Stuart |
| Relatives | Calmer Hambro (pgreat-great-grandfather) Joseph Hambro (great-grandfather) Carl Joachim Hambro (grandfather) Rupert Hambro (grandson) Richard Hambro (grandson) James Hambro (grandson) |
Early life
editHambro was born on 1 December 1885.[2][3] His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish banker and political advisor. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.
He was educated at Eton College.[3] He attended Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] During World War I, he served as a captain in the Coldstream Guards.[3]
Career
editHambro started his career as managing director at the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1921.[3] He served as its chairman from 1932 to 1961.[2]
He acquired Wiltons, a fine restaurant located at 55 Jermyn Street in London, during World War II.[4]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex in 1930.[3]
Personal life
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He married Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith on 17 February 1917.[3] They resided at Kidbrooke Park in Forest Row, East Sussex and owned a house in Port Logan, Wigtownshire, Scotland.[3] They had three children:
- Jocelyn Olaf Hambro.[3]
- Simon Everard Hambro.[3]
- Anthony Martin Hambro.[3]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9KBP-BJ2/ronald-olaf-hambro-1885-1961
- ^ a b c Andrew St George, ‘Hambro, (Ronald) Olaf (1885–1961)’, Oxford Dictionary of Biography, first published 2004 [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1278
- ^ Richard Hambro, The Daily Telegraph, 7 May 2009
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