George Marjoribanks

Captain Sir George Marjoribanks (died 1931) was a British polo player and banker.

Biography

He was the cousin of Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth. George was a skilled banker and rose to the position of chairman[1] of the Coutts Bank, following in the footsteps of his grandfather Edward Majoribanks Sr.[2] The families continuing involvement in banking originates from Sir Georges great grandfather Edward being a close friend of Thomas Coutts.[3]

Sir George was a keen polo player and was on the first winning team of the Roehampton Trophy in 1902. He was knighted for his services to the British financial industry.

References

  1. ↑ http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VHQYAAAAIAAJ&dq=George+Marjoribanks+coutts&q=George+Marjoribanks#search_anchor
  2. ↑ "Marjoribanks of Lees". The Marjoribanks Journal (3). June 1995.
  3. ↑ http://www.coutts.com/about-us/history/


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