Athelstan Caroe

English grain merchant and broker

Sir Einar Athelstan Gordon Caroe CBE (6 October 1903 – 18 April 1988) was an English grain merchant and broker with the firm of W.S. Williamson and Co., Liverpool.

Life and career

Caroe was born in Blundellsands, Lancashire, and died in Scorton, Lancashire.[1] He was educated at Eton College (where he was a King's Scholar) and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]

Caroe was chairman of the Trustee Savings Banks Association,[3] honorary president of the EEC Savings Bank Group and a director of the London Board of the Norwich Union Group.[2] He was Chairman of Minton Ltd. in Stoke-on-Trent until its sale to Royal Doulton in 1968. Caroe was also consul for Denmark (1931–73) and Iceland (1947–84) in Liverpool.[2]

He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1972 New Year Honours.[4]

Caroe married twice, first to Frances Mary Lyon on 6 April 1934, and after her death to Doreen Evelyn Jane Sandland in 1952.[2]

Philately

In his spare time, Caroe was a noted philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1972.[5]

References

  1. ^ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
  2. ^ a b c d "CARÖE, Sir (Einar) Athelstan (Gordon)". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2024 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ Jones, David (24 February 1972). "Savings banks want to enter personal loan stakes". The Glasgow Herald. p. 15. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Five Scots among 34 new knights". The Glasgow Herald. 3 January 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Who Was Who in Philately". The Association of British Philatelic Societies. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
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