Everard Hambro

Everard Hambro was born 11 April 1842 in Willesden, London.[1][2] His father, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839.[1] His paternal grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish banker and political advisor. His paternal great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.

He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]

Hambro started his career at the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1869.[1]

He served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of England from 1879 to 1925.[1] He helped save Barings Bank in 1891.[3] He was a co-founder of the Central Bank of India in 1911.[4]

Milton Abbey.

He was married twice. He married Gertrude Mary Stuart in 1866.[1] They resided at Milton Abbey in Milton, Dorset.[1] They had five children:

• Sir Charles Eric Hambro.[1]
• Lt.-Col. Harold Everard Hambro.[1]
• Angus Valdemar Hambro.[1]
• Violet Mary Hambro.[1]
• Ronald Olaf Hambro.[1]

Violet married Everard Martin Smith and her elder son was Eric Martin Smith, MP. Everard Hambro married Ebba Harline d'Iberville Le Moyne Whyte in 1911.[1]

He died on 26 February 1925.[1][2]