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Thomas Stanes
Thomas Stanes
Born	6 January 1837; London, United Kingdom
Died	30 January 1905; Coonoor, India
Resting place	All Saints Church, Coonoor

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Thomas Stanes (6 January 1837 – 30 January 1905) was an Anglo-Indian businessman and philanthropist.

Early life

Stanes was the sixth of nine children of James Stanes, a glass and china shipping merchant of London, and his wife Sarah Poultney Worth. After education at College House, Edmonton, London, he arrived at Madras, Tamil Nadu, India on 26 June 1855 on the MS Hindustan. He was the elder brother of the celebrated Anglo-Indian businessman Sir Robert Stanes. Both Thomas and Robert founded Stanes schools in Tamil Nadu, Robert at Coimbatore in 1862 and Thomas at Coonoor in 1858.

Stanes opened the Adderley Estate shortly after his arrival. He purchased the Colacumbie Coffee Estate in 1865. These two businesses eventually led to the formation of the company T. Stanes and Co. in 1886 by combining the interests of Robert and Thomas Stanes. The company expanded beyond the coffee business into manufacturing, agricultural machinery, agrichemicals and the motor trade. T. Stanes and Co. was still trading 125 years after its foundation, although it is no longer owned by the Stanes family.

Organisations started

In 1858 Stanes started The Coonoor Day School, popularly known as The Stanes School in Coonoor, India. The school is one of the oldest in India, still in existence.
In 1861 Stanes started T Stanes & Co along with his brother Robert Stanes.

Death

Stanes died after being thrown from his horse on 30 January 1905. His body has been buried at the All Saints Church, Coonoor.

References

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-'''Thomas Stanes''' (6 January 1837&ndash;30 Jan 1905) was the sixth of nine children of James Stanes, a glass and china shipping merchant of London, and his wife Sarah Poultney Worth. After education at College House, Edmonton, London, he arrived at Madras, Tamil Nadu, India on 26 June 1855 on the MS ''Hindustan''. He was the elder brother of the celebrated Anglo-Indian businessman Sir [[Robert Stanes]]. Both Thomas and Robert founded Stanes schools in Tamil Nadu, Robert at [[Coimbatore]] in 1862 and Thomas at [[Coonoor]] in 1858.
+| name = Thomas Stanes
+| image =
+| birth_date = 6 January 1837
+| birth_place = [[London]], United Kingdom
+| death_date = 30 January 1905
+| death_place = [[Coonoor]], India
+| resting_place = All Saints Church, [[Coonoor]]
+}}
+'''Thomas Stanes''' (6 January 1837 &ndash; 30 January 1905) was an [[Anglo-Indian]] businessman and philanthropist.
-Thomas Stanes opened the Adderley Estate shortly after his arrival. He purchased the Colacumbie Coffee Estate in 1865. These two businesses eventually led to the formation of the company [[T. Stanes and Co.]] in 1886 by combining the interests of Robert and Thomas Stanes. The company expanded beyond the coffee business into manufacturing, agricultural machinery, agrichemicals and the motor trade. T. Stanes and Co. was still trading 125 years after its foundation, although it is no longer owned by the Stanes family.
+== Early life ==
-Thomas Stanes started  ''The Coonoor Day School'' , popularly known as ''The Stanes School'' in 1858. The school, one of the oldest in India, is still in existence.
+Stanes was the sixth of nine children of James Stanes, a glass and china shipping merchant of London, and his wife Sarah Poultney Worth. After education at College House, Edmonton, London, he arrived at Madras, Tamil Nadu, India on 26 June 1855 on the MS ''Hindustan''. He was the elder brother of the celebrated Anglo-Indian businessman Sir [[Robert Stanes]]. Both Thomas and Robert founded Stanes schools in Tamil Nadu, Robert at [[Coimbatore]] in 1862 and Thomas at [[Coonoor]] in 1858.
+Stanes opened the Adderley Estate shortly after his arrival. He purchased the Colacumbie Coffee Estate in 1865. These two businesses eventually led to the formation of the company T. Stanes and Co. in 1886 by combining the interests of Robert and Thomas Stanes. The company expanded beyond the coffee business into manufacturing, agricultural machinery, agrichemicals and the motor trade. T. Stanes and Co. was still trading 125 years after its foundation, although it is no longer owned by the Stanes family.
-Thomas died after being thrown from his horse on 30 January 1905.
+== Organisations started ==
+* In 1858 Stanes started ''The Coonoor Day School'', popularly known as ''The Stanes School'' in [[Coonoor]], [[India]]. The school is one of the oldest in India, still in existence.
+* In 1861 Stanes started T Stanes & Co along with his brother [[Robert Stanes]].
+== Death ==
+Stanes died after being thrown from his horse on 30 January 1905. His body has been buried at the All Saints Church, [[Coonoor]].
 ==References==
-*[http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/ The Stanes School Coonoor]
+*[http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/ Stanes School Coonoor]
 *[http://www.tstanes.com/ T. Stanes & Co]
+{{Authority control}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanes, Thomas}}
-[[Category:1905 deaths]]
 [[Category:1837 births]]
+[[Category:1905 deaths]]
+[[Category:Businesspeople from British India]]
+[[Category:Businesspeople in coffee]]
+[[Category:People from Coonoor]]
+[[Category:19th-century British philanthropists]]
+[[Category:British people in colonial India]]