Olaf Hambro
Born1 December 1885
Hayes, Kent, England[1]
Died25 April 1961(1961-04-25) (aged 75)
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationBanker
SpouseWinifred Emily Ridley-Smith
Children3 sons
Parent(s)Everard Hambro
Gertrude Mary Stuart
RelativesCalmer Hambro (pgreat-great-grandfather)
Joseph Hambro (great-grandfather)
Carl Joachim Hambro (grandfather)
Rupert Hambro (grandson)
Richard Hambro (grandson)
James Hambro (grandson)

Captain Ronald Olaf Hambro (1 December 1885 – 25 April 1961) was a British merchant banker. He was chairman of Hambros Bank from 1932 to 1961.

Early life

Hambro was born on 1 December 1885.[2][3] His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish banker and political advisor. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.

He was educated at Eton College.[3] He attended Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] During World War I, he served as a captain in the Coldstream Guards.[3]

Career

Hambro started his career as managing director at the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1921.[3] He served as its chairman from 1932 to 1961.[2]

He acquired Wiltons, a fine restaurant located at 55 Jermyn Street in London, during World War II.[4]

He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex in 1930.[3]

Personal life

Kidbrooke Park.

He married Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith on 17 February 1917.[3] They resided at Kidbrooke Park in Forest Row, East Sussex and owned a house in Port Logan, Wigtownshire, Scotland.[3] They had three children:

Death

He passed away on 25 April 1961.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9KBP-BJ2/ronald-olaf-hambro-1885-1961
  2. 1 2 3 Andrew St George, ‘Hambro, (Ronald) Olaf (1885–1961)’, Oxford Dictionary of Biography, first published 2004
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1278
  4. ↑ Richard Hambro, The Daily Telegraph, 7 May 2009
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