Joseph Herbert Tritton

Joseph Herbert Tritton
Born 5 September 1844
Battersea, Surrey (now London), England
Died 11 September 1923
Great Leighs, Essex, England
Residence Lyons Hall
Education Rugby School
Occupation Banker
Religion Quaker
Spouse(s) Lucy Jane Smith
Children 5 sons, 4 daughters
Parent(s) Joseph Tritton
Amelia Hanson

Joseph Herbert Tritton (a.k.a. J. Herbert Tritton) (1844-1923) was an English banker.

Early life

Joseph Herbert Tritton was born on 5 September 1844 at Olney Lodge, in Battersea, then in Surrey (now London).[1] His father, Joseph Tritton (1819-1887), was a Quaker banker.[1] His mother was Amelia Hanson, the daughter of Joseph Hanson of Brixton.[1]

He was educated at the Rugby School.[1]

Career

Tritton was a banker.[1] He was a partner in Barclay, Bevan, Tritton & Co.[2] When it became known as Barclays Bank, he served on its Board of Directors,[2] retiring as a director in 1918.[1]

Tritton was a co-founder of the Institute of Bankers and served as its President twice.[2] Additionally, he served on the Council of Foreign Bondholders and he was honorary secretary of the London Clearing Bankers.[2] He served as the President of the London Chamber of Commerce.[2]

Additionally, he served as the Chairman of the Indo-European Telegraph Company (now Siemens Communications).[2]

Philanthropy

He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1890.[2] He was a recipient of the Order of the Lion and the Sun.[2]

Personal life

On 17 June 1867, he married Lucy Jane Smith, the daughter of Henry Abel Smith (1826–1890) of Wilford, Nottingham, a banker with interests in Lincoln and Nottingham.[1] They had five sons and four daughters.[1]

Death

Tritton died at his home, Lyons Hall, in Great Leighs, Essex on 11 September 1923.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jessie Campbell, Tritton, Joseph Herbert (1844-1923), banker, Oxford Index, September 2004
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "OBITUARY: J. Herbert Tritton". Journal of the Royal Society of Arts 71 (3699): 818. October 12, 1923. Retrieved 8 August 2015 via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).
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