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Bolitho was born on 13 September 1840<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Mr. T. R. Bolitho |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |page=14 |date=30 September 1925 }}</ref> in [[Penzance]], the son of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877) and Elizabeth Robins.<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> The Bolithos were an old Cornish family from [[Madron]] which found its fortune in trading and banking,<ref name="times"/> by 1885, they were known as the "merchant princes" of Cornwall.<ref name="Deacon">{{cite book |last1=Deacon |first1=Bernard W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AoHGzOKF0DYC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99 |title=The Cornish family : the roots of our future |date=2004 |publisher=Cornwall Editions Limited|page=99 |isbn=9781904880011}}</ref> He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and |
Bolitho was born on 13 September 1840<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=Mr. T. R. Bolitho |work=[[The Times]] |publisher=The Times Digital Archive |page=14 |date=30 September 1925 }}</ref> in [[Penzance]], the son of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877) and Elizabeth Robins.<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> The Bolithos were an old Cornish family from [[Madron]] which found its fortune in trading and banking,<ref name="times"/> by 1885, they were known as the "merchant princes" of Cornwall.<ref name="Deacon">{{cite book |last1=Deacon |first1=Bernard W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AoHGzOKF0DYC&pg=PA99&lpg=PA99 |title=The Cornish family : the roots of our future |date=2004 |publisher=Cornwall Editions Limited|page=99 |isbn=9781904880011}}</ref> He was educated at [[Harrow School]] and at [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]].<ref name="times"/> |
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He was married to Augusta Jane Wilson on 30 June 1870, in [[City of Westminster|Westminster]].<ref name="WBW" /> In 1877, he inherited [[Trengwainton Garden|Trengwainton]], a [[country house]] near [[Penzance]], 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="WBW" /> In 1877, he inherited [[Trengwainton Garden|Trengwainton]], a [[country house]] near [[Penzance]], 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> |
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He was [[High Sheriff of Cornwall]] in 1890.<ref name="times"/> |
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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" />}} |
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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Revision as of 15:02, 8 January 2020
Thomas Robins Bolitho | |
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| Born | 13 September 1840 |
| Died | 28 September 1925 (aged 85) Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Occupations |
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| Organisation | Barclays Bank |
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Thomas Robins Bolitho JP DL (1840–1925) was an English banker and landowner, who served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1890.
Early life and education
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 which 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
He joined his family's banking company, Robins, Foster, Coode and Bolitho Co., in 1880,[2] and was a director from 1887, and when that company was taken over by Barclays Bank in 1905, became a director of the latter.[4][5]
He was married to Augusta Jane Wilson on 30 June 1870, in Westminster.[4] In 1877, he inherited Trengwainton, a country house near Penzance, from his father.[6]
He was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1890.[1]
Bolitho retired from Barclays in 1918[5] and died on 28 September 1925,[4] without issue.[6] He left Trengwainton to his nephew, Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho.[6][nb 1]
His cousin Thomas Bedford Bolitho (1835–1915) was Liberal Unionist MP for St Ives, from 1887 to 1900.[nb 2]
Legacy
The Thomas Simon Bolitho Institute was established in Landithy some time between 1909 and 1920.[7]
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.[8][9]
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 is in the collection of Penlee House.[10][11] A study for the work, comprising three portrait sketches of Bolitho, also survives.[11]
A "Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield" was presented to the GWR's Truro Ambulance Team, in 1921,[12] and, by "Mrs Robins Bolitho", to their Penzance (No1) team in 1927.[13]
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Mr. T. R. Bolitho". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 30 September 1925. p. 14.
- ^ a b c "Messrs. Bolitho". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b Deacon, Bernard W. (2004). The Cornish family : the roots of our future. Cornwall Editions Limited. p. 99. ISBN 9781904880011.
- ^ a b c "Thomas Robins Bolitho". Who Begat Whom. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b Hannah, Leslie. "Our history in the South West". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d England, Historic. "Trengwainton, Madron - 1000657". Historic England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Landithy Hall, Madron, Cornwall". Historic England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Waters, Laurence (2017). Great Western Saint Class Locomotives. Pen and Sword. p. 142. ISBN 9781473850347.
- ^ "Great Western Railway Saint class details". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Study for Robins Bolitho Esq by Sir Alfred Munnings". Artnet. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Presentation of the Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield to the GWR Truro Ambulance Team, 1921". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Robins Bolitho Ambulance Shield, 1927". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.