Summary
Sir Felix Schuster, 1st Baronet (21 April 1854 — 13 May 1936) was a British banker, financier and Liberal politician.
Vanity Fair 28 June 1906
Biography edit
He was educated at Frankfurt-am-Main, Geneva, and Owens College, Manchester, and then went into business in London. He was on the Royal Commission on London Traffic 1903-5, Board of Trade Commission for the Amendment of Company Law 1905, India Office Committee on Indian Railway Finance and Administration 1907-8 and Treasury Committee on Irish Land Purchase Finance 1907-8. He was chairman of the Council of the Institute of Bankers, 1908-9, and of the Central Association of Bankers, 1913–15.
In 1906 he stood as a Liberal candidate at the general election for the constituency of the City of London.
His grandchildren include the philosopher Mary Warnock and the diplomat Duncan Wilson.[1]
Works edit
His works include:
- Foreign Trade and the Money Market
- Our Gold Reserves
See also edit
Felix Schuster
- Schuster Baronets
- Arthur Schuster (older brother)
Notes edit
- ^ Brown, Andrew (19 July 2003). "The practical philosopher". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
References edit
- Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.