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Thomas Robins Bolitho
Born1840
Died(1925-09-28)28 September 1925
NationalityUnited Kingdom
EducationHarrow School
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Occupations
OrganisationBarclays Bank
Relatives

Thomas Robins Bolitho, JP, DL (1840-1925), was an English banker, who served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1890.

Life

The son of Thomas Simon Bolitho,[1] he was born in 1840[2] and was educated at Harrow School and the University of Oxford.[2]

He joined his family's banking company, Robins, Foster, Coode and Bolitho Co., in 1880,[1] and was a director from 1887, and when that company was taken over by Barclays Bank in 1905, became a director of the latter.[3][4]

He was married to Augusta Jane Wilson on 30 June 1870, in Westminster.[3] In 1877, he inherited Trengwainton, a country house near Penzance, from his father.[5]

Bolitho retired from Barclays in 1918[4] and died on 28 September 1925,[3] without issue.[5] He left Trengwainton to his nephew, Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho.[5][nb 1]

His cousin, Thomas Bedford Bolitho (1835–1915), was Liberal Unionist MP for St Ives, from 1887 to 1900.[nb 2]

Legacy

A Thomas Simon Bolitho Institute was established in Landithy some time between 1909 and 1920.[6]

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.[7][8]

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.[9][10] A study for the work, comprising three portrait sketches of Bolitho, also survives.[10]

A "Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield" was presented to the GWR's Truro Ambulance Team, in 1921,[11] and, by "Mrs Robins Bolitho", to their Penzance (No1) team in 1927.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ Since 1961 Trengwainton has been in the ownership of the National Trust for England, "with provision for the family to remain in residence"[5]
  2. ^ Thomas Beford Bolitho's father, Edward Bolitho (1804-1890) was the brother of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808-1877).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Messrs. Bolitho". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Deacon, Bernard W. (2004). The Cornish family : the roots of our future. Cornwall Editions Limited. ISBN 9781904880011.
  3. ^ a b c "Thomas Robins Bolitho". Who Begat Whom. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b Hannah, Leslie. "Our history in the South West". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d England, Historic. "Trengwainton, Madron - 1000657". Historic England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Landithy Hall, Madron, Cornwall". Historic England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. ^ Waters, Laurence (2017). Great Western Saint Class Locomotives. Pen and Sword. p. 142. ISBN 9781473850347.
  8. ^ "Great Western Railway Saint class details". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Study for Robins Bolitho Esq by Sir Alfred Munnings". Artnet. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Presentation of the Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield to the GWR Truro Ambulance Team, 1921". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Robins Bolitho Ambulance Shield, 1927". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

Further reading

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