Arthur Morse
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For the historian, see Arthur D. Morse.
Sir Arthur Morse KBE JP (Chinese: 摩士) (25 April 1892 – 13 May 1967) was the head of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation during and after World War II. He was a British banker born in Tipperary in Ireland. He worked in Shanghai, London and Tientsin and finally many years in Hong Kong. He rebuilt HSBC and did much to revive Hong Kong after the war, retired in 1953 and moved to London where he died in 1967.[1]
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Born | (1892-04-25)April 25, 1892 |
Died | May 13, 1967(1967-05-13) (aged 75) |
Nationality | British citizenship |
Alma mater | Foyle College, Derry |
Occupation | Banker |
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Morse was born in 1892 in Bohercrowe, County Tipperary, Ireland and his father Digby Scott Morse was a Bank of Ireland agent.[1] and Lizzie Jane Holmes.[2]
Morse attended Foyle College in Derry, before embarking on his banking career with HSBC.[2]