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Our story bears testament to the vision of our founders, spanning centuries and continents. 1853 James Wilson helps found the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China under a royal charter from Queen Victoria.
James Wilson (3 June 1805 – 11 August 1860) was a Scottish businessman, economist, and Liberal politician who founded The Economist weekly and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, which merged with Standard Bank in 1969 to form Standard Chartered.
The Chartered Bank began when Queen Victoria granted a royal charter to Scotsman James Wilson in 1853. Chartered opened its first branches in Bombay , Calcutta , and Shanghai in 1858; branches in Hong Kong and Singapore followed in 1859.
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (informally The Chartered Bank) was a bank incorporated in London in 1853 by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria. Though lacking a truly strong domestic network in Britain, it was influential in the development of British colonial trade throughout the East ...
Sep 2, 2016 · There was also the College of Henricopolis or University of Henrico established by the Virginia Company near Richmond, Virginia. This institution received a royal charter in 1618 and operated a school for several years before being destroyed with the town during the Indian Massacre of 1622.
The separation from the mother country necessitated in many cases the casting aside of the charters and other royal institutions, and the reorganization of government upon a more popular basis.
Jul 13, 2020 · Today, we examine James Wilson, the Pennsylvanian and Scottish founder behind popular sovereignty, the structure of the judiciary, and many of the most notable compromises at the Constitutional Convention.
