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Chartered Insurance Institute

The first Insurance Institute was established in Manchester, with a particular focus on fire insurance, given the number of textile manufacturers in the city. A Royal Charter incorporating the Char...

Group, Commerce

R. Mackay

Chairman of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society in 1900.

Person, Commerce, Politics & Administration

Kingston Smith

Group, Commerce

Mohamed Al-Fayed

Shop-keeper.  Born Egypt.  Arrived in London in the 70s and added the aristocratic "al" prefix to his name.  He owned Harrods, the Paris Ritz and Fulham Football Club. The drunk chauffeur of the ca...

Person, Commerce, Egypt

Sir John Morden

Born in London. He amassed a fortune in Turkey, and returning to Britain he joined the East India Company. The near loss of three of his ships prompted him to help merchants who were experiencing d...

Person, Commerce, Philanthropy, Turkey