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'''Thomas Robins Bolitho''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|JP|DL}} (1840–1925) was a Cornish banker and landowner who served as [[High Sheriff of Cornwall]] in 1890.


== Early life and education ==
The son of Thomas Simon Bolitho,<ref name="Graces">{{cite web |title=Messrs. Bolitho |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Messrs._Bolitho |publisher=[[Grace's Guide]] |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref> he was born in 1840<ref name="Deacon">{{cite book |last1=Deacon |first1=Bernard W. |title=The Cornish family : the roots of our future |date=2004 |publisher=Cornwall Editions Limited |isbn=9781904880011}}</ref> and was educated at [[Harrow School]] and the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name="Deacon" />
Bolitho was born on 13 September 1840<ref name="times2">{{cite news |date=30 September 1925 |title=Mr. T. R. Bolitho |page=14 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref> in [[Penzance]], the son of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877) and Elizabeth Robins.<ref name="Graces2">{{cite web |title=Messrs. Bolitho |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Messrs._Bolitho |accessdate=4 December 2018 |publisher=[[Grace's Guide]]}}</ref> The Bolithos were an old Cornish family from [[Madron]] that found its fortune in trading and banking.<ref name="times2">{{cite news |date=30 September 1925 |title=Mr. T. R. Bolitho |page=14 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref> By 1885, they were known as the "merchant princes" of Cornwall.<ref name="Deacon2004 99">{{cite book |last1=Deacon |first1=Bernard | author-link = Bernard Deacon (linguist) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AoHGzOKF0DYC&pg=PA99 |title= The Cornish Family: The Roots of Our Future |date=2004 |publisher=Cornwall Editions Limited |isbn=9781904880011 |page=99}}</ref> He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and at [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]].<ref name="times2">{{cite news |date=30 September 1925 |title=Mr. T. R. Bolitho |page=14 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>


==Career==
He joined his family's banking company 'Robins, Foster, Coode and Bolitho Co.' in 1880,<ref name="Graces" /> and served as a director from 1887, and when that company was taken over by [[Barclays Bank]] in 1905, became a director of the latter.<ref name="WBW">{{cite web |title=Thomas Robins Bolitho |url=https://www.whobegatwhom.co.uk/ind371.html |website=Who Begat Whom |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Hannah">{{cite web |last1=Hannah |first1=Leslie |title=Our history in the South West |url=https://home.barclays/who-we-are/our-strategy/backing-the-uk/south-west/history/ |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>
He joined his family's banking company, Robins, Foster, Coode and Bolitho Co., in 1880,<ref name="Graces3">{{cite web |title=Messrs. Bolitho |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Messrs._Bolitho |accessdate=4 December 2018 |publisher=[[Grace's Guide]]}}</ref> and was a director from 1887; when that company was taken over by [[Barclays Bank]] in 1905, he became a director of the latter.<ref name="WBW2">{{cite web |title=Thomas Robins Bolitho |url=https://www.whobegatwhom.co.uk/ind371.html |accessdate=4 December 2018 |website=Who Begat Whom}}</ref><ref name="Hannah2">{{cite web |last1=Hannah |first1=Leslie | author-link = Leslie Hannah |title=Our history in the South West |url=https://home.barclays/who-we-are/our-strategy/backing-the-uk/south-west/history/ |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>


He was married to Augusta Jane Wilson on 30 June 1870, in [[City of Westminster|Westminster]].<ref name="WBW" /> In 1877, he inherited the house [[Trengwainton Garden|Trengwainton]] from his father.<ref name="Trengwainton">{{cite web |last1=England |first1=Historic |title=TRENGWAINTON, Madron - 1000657 |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000657 |publisher=Historic England |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>
He was married to Augusta Jane Wilson on 30 June 1870, in [[City of Westminster|Westminster]].<ref name="WBW2">{{cite web |title=Thomas Robins Bolitho |url=https://www.whobegatwhom.co.uk/ind371.html |accessdate=4 December 2018 |website=Who Begat Whom}}</ref> In 1877, he inherited [[Trengwainton Garden|Trengwainton]], a [[country house]] near [[Penzance]], from his father.<ref name="Trengwainton2">{{NHLE|desc=Trengwainton, Madron|num=1000657|accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>


He served as the [[High Sheriff of Cornwall]] in 1890.<ref name="times3">{{cite news |date=30 September 1925 |title=Mr. T. R. Bolitho |page=14 |work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>
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Bolitho retired from Barclays in 1918<ref name="Hannah" /> and died on 28 September 1925,<ref name="WBW" /> without issue.<ref name="Trengwainton" /> He left Trengwainton to his nephew, [[Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho]].<ref name="Trengwainton" />{{refn|group=nb|Since 1961 Trengwainton has been in the ownership of the [[National Trust for England]], "with provision for the family to remain in residence"<ref name="Trengwainton" />}}


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Bolitho retired from Barclays in 1918<ref name="Hannah2"/> and died on 28 September 1925,<ref name="WBW2">{{cite web |title=Thomas Robins Bolitho |url=https://www.whobegatwhom.co.uk/ind371.html |accessdate=4 December 2018 |website=Who Begat Whom}}</ref> without issue.<ref name="Trengwainton2">{{NHLE|desc=Trengwainton, Madron|num=1000657|accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref> He left Trengwainton to his nephew, [[Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho]].<ref name="Trengwainton2">{{NHLE|desc=Trengwainton, Madron|num=1000657|accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>{{refn|Since 1961 Trengwainton has been in the ownership of the [[National Trust for England]], "with provision for the family to remain in residence"<ref name="Trengwainton2" />|group=nb}}
The [[Great Western Railway]]'s [[GWR 2900 Class|'Saint' class]] locomotive number 173 (later 2973), was named ''Robins Bolitho'' upon its creation in March 1905, in his honour.<ref name="Waters">{{cite book |last1=Waters |first1=Laurence |title=Great Western Saint Class Locomotives. |date=2017 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=9781473850347 |page=142}}</ref><ref name="GW">{{cite web |title=Great Western Railway Saint class details |url=http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_snt_saint29c.htm |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>


A painting of Bolitho on his horse, by [[Alfred Munnings]], titled ''Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864.'' is in the collection of [[Penlee House]].<ref name="PenleeHouse">{{cite web |title=Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864 |url=https://www.penleehouse.org.uk/collections/item/PEZPH:1989.1202 |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Artnet">{{cite web |title=Study for Robins Bolitho Esq by Sir Alfred Munnings |url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/sir-alfred-munnings/study-for-robins-bolitho-esq-dLUMqq4_XbJTYlW6pXu94Q2 |publisher=[[Artnet]] |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref> A study for the work, showing three portraits of Bolitho, also survives.<ref name="Artnet" />
His cousin, [[Thomas Bedford Bolitho]] (1835–1915), a [[Liberal Unionist]], was [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|MP for St. Ives]] from 1887 to 1900.{{refn|Thomas Bedford Bolitho's father, Edward Bolitho (1804–1890) was the brother of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877).<ref name="Graces">{{cite web |title=Messrs. Bolitho |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Messrs._Bolitho |publisher=[[Grace's Guide]] |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Deacon2004 99"/>


== Legacy ==
A ''Thomas Simon Bolitho Institute'' was established in [[Landithy]] sometime between 1909 and 1920.<ref name="LandithyHall">{{cite web |title=Landithy Hall, Madron, Cornwall |url=https://viewfinder.historicengland.org.uk/search/reference.aspx?uid=84635&index=792&form=advanced&who=Newton |publisher=[[Historic England]] |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>
The Thomas Simon Bolitho Institute was established in [[Landithy]] some time between 1909 and 1920.<ref name="LandithyHall2">{{cite web |title=Landithy Hall, Madron, Cornwall |url=https://viewfinder.historicengland.org.uk/search/reference.aspx?uid=84635&index=792&form=advanced&who=Newton |accessdate=4 December 2018 |publisher=[[Historic England]]}}</ref>


The [[Great Western Railway]] (GWR)'s [[GWR 2900 Class|'Saint' class]] locomotive number 173 (later 2973), was named ''Robins Bolitho'' upon its creation in March 1905, in his honour.<ref name="Waters">{{cite book |last1=Waters |first1=Laurence |title=Great Western Saint Class Locomotives. |date=2017 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=9781473850347 |page=142}}</ref><ref name="GW">{{cite web |title=Great Western Railway Saint class details |url=http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_snt_saint29c.htm |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>
The [[Great Western Railway]]'s [[GWR 2900 Class|'Saint' class]] locomotive number 173 (later 2973), was named ''Robins Bolitho'' upon its creation in March 1905, in his honour.<ref name="Waters2">{{cite book |last1=Waters |first1=Laurence |title=Great Western Saint Class Locomotives. |date=2017 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=9781473850347 |page=142}}</ref><ref name="GW2">{{cite web |title=Great Western Railway Saint class details |url=http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_snt_saint29c.htm |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref>


A "Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield" was presented to the GWR's Truro Ambulance Team, in 1921,<ref name="Steam-1">{{cite web |title=Presentation of the ''Robins Bolitho'' Challenge Shield to the GWR Truro Ambulance Team, 1921 |url=https://www.steampicturelibrary.com/presentation-robins-bolitho-challenge-485063.html |website=STEAM Picture Library |accessdate=4 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and, by "Mrs Robins Bolitho", to their Penzance (No1) team in 1927.<ref name="Steam">{{cite web |title=Robins Bolitho Ambulance Shield, 1927 |url=https://www.steampicturelibrary.com/robins-bolitho-ambulance-shield-1927-484900.html |website=STEAM Picture Library |accessdate=4 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
An etching of a painting of Bolitho on his horse by [[Alfred Munnings]], titled ''Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864,'' it has been in the collection of [[Penlee House]].<ref name="PenleeHouse2">{{cite web |title=Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864 |url=https://www.penleehouse.org.uk/collections/item/PEZPH:1989.1202 |accessdate=4 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Artnet2">{{cite web |title=Study for Robins Bolitho Esq by Sir Alfred Munnings |url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/sir-alfred-munnings/study-for-robins-bolitho-esq-dLUMqq4_XbJTYlW6pXu94Q2 |accessdate=4 December 2018 |publisher=[[Artnet]]}}</ref> A study for the work, comprising three portrait sketches of Bolitho, also survives.<ref name="Artnet2">{{cite web |title=Study for Robins Bolitho Esq by Sir Alfred Munnings |url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/sir-alfred-munnings/study-for-robins-bolitho-esq-dLUMqq4_XbJTYlW6pXu94Q2 |accessdate=4 December 2018 |publisher=[[Artnet]]}}</ref>


A "Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield" was presented to the GWR's Truro Ambulance Team in 1921,<ref name="Steam-12">{{cite web |title=Presentation of the ''Robins Bolitho'' Challenge Shield to the GWR Truro Ambulance Team, 1921 |url=https://www.steampicturelibrary.com/presentation-robins-bolitho-challenge-485063.html |accessdate=4 December 2018 |website=STEAM Picture Library}}</ref> and, by "Mrs. Robins Bolitho", to their Penzance (No. 1) team in 1927.<ref name="Steam2">{{cite web |title=Robins Bolitho Ambulance Shield, 1927 |url=https://www.steampicturelibrary.com/robins-bolitho-ambulance-shield-1927-484900.html |accessdate=4 December 2018 |website=STEAM Picture Library}}</ref>
His cousin, [[Thomas Bedford Bolitho]] (1835–1915), was Liberal Unionist MP for St Ives, from 1887 to 1900.{{refn|group=nb|Thomas Beford Bolitho's father, Edward Bolitho (1804-1890) was the brother of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808-1877).<ref name="Graces" /><ref name="Deacon" />}}


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Thomas Robins Bolitho
Born(1840-09-13)13 September 1840
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Died28 September 1925(1925-09-28) (aged 85)
Penzance, Cornwall, England
NationalityUnited Kingdom
EducationHarrow School
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford
Occupations
OrganisationBarclays Bank
Relatives

Thomas Robins Bolitho JP DL (1840–1925) was a Cornish banker and landowner who served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1890.

Early life and education

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Bolitho was born on 13 September 1840[1] in Penzance, the son of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877) and Elizabeth Robins.[2] The Bolithos were an old Cornish family from Madron that found its fortune in trading and banking.[1] By 1885, they were known as the "merchant princes" of Cornwall.[3] He was educated at Harrow School and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1]

Career

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He joined his family's banking company, Robins, Foster, Coode and Bolitho Co., in 1880,[4] and was a director from 1887; when that company was taken over by Barclays Bank in 1905, he became a director of the latter.[5][6]

He was married to Augusta Jane Wilson on 30 June 1870, in Westminster.[5] In 1877, he inherited Trengwainton, a country house near Penzance, from his father.[7]

He served as the High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1890.[8]

Bolitho retired from Barclays in 1918[6] and died on 28 September 1925,[5] without issue.[7] He left Trengwainton to his nephew, Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho.[7][nb 1]

His cousin, Thomas Bedford Bolitho (1835–1915), a Liberal Unionist, was MP for St. Ives from 1887 to 1900.{{refn|Thomas Bedford Bolitho's father, Edward Bolitho (1804–1890) was the brother of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877).[9][3]

Legacy

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The Thomas Simon Bolitho Institute was established in Landithy some time between 1909 and 1920.[10]

The Great Western Railway's 'Saint' class locomotive number 173 (later 2973), was named Robins Bolitho upon its creation in March 1905, in his honour.[11][12]

An etching of a painting of Bolitho on his horse by Alfred Munnings, titled Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864, it has been in the collection of Penlee House.[13][14] A study for the work, comprising three portrait sketches of Bolitho, also survives.[14]

A "Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield" was presented to the GWR's Truro Ambulance Team in 1921,[15] and, by "Mrs. Robins Bolitho", to their Penzance (No. 1) team in 1927.[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ Since 1961 Trengwainton has been in the ownership of the National Trust for England, "with provision for the family to remain in residence"[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mr. T. R. Bolitho". The Times. 30 September 1925. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Messrs. Bolitho". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Deacon, Bernard (2004). The Cornish Family: The Roots of Our Future. Cornwall Editions Limited. p. 99. ISBN 9781904880011.
  4. ^ "Messrs. Bolitho". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Thomas Robins Bolitho". Who Begat Whom. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b Hannah, Leslie. "Our history in the South West". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d Historic England. "Trengwainton, Madron (1000657)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Mr. T. R. Bolitho". The Times. 30 September 1925. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Messrs. Bolitho". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Landithy Hall, Madron, Cornwall". Historic England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  11. ^ Waters, Laurence (2017). Great Western Saint Class Locomotives. Pen and Sword. p. 142. ISBN 9781473850347.
  12. ^ "Great Western Railway Saint class details". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Study for Robins Bolitho Esq by Sir Alfred Munnings". Artnet. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Presentation of the Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield to the GWR Truro Ambulance Team, 1921". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Robins Bolitho Ambulance Shield, 1927". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

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