Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted
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Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, JP (5 November 1853 – 17 January 1927), known as Sir Marcus Samuel between 1898 and 1921 and subsequently as The Lord Bearsted until 1925, was a Lord Mayor of London and the founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, which was later restructured including a Netherlands-based company commonly referred to as Royal Dutch Shell.
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The Viscount Bearsted | |
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Born | Marcus Samuel (1853-11-05)5 November 1853 Whitechapel, London, England |
Died | 17 January 1927(1927-01-17) (aged 73) |
Known for | Founder, Samuel Samuel & Co Founder, The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company |
Spouse |
Fanny Elizabeth Benjamin
(m. 1881) |
Children | Walter Horace Samuel Nellie Ionides |
Relatives | Samuel Samuel (brother) |
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