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| birth_date = 6 January 1837 |
| birth_date = 6 January 1837 |
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| birth_place = [[London]], |
| birth_place = [[London]], United Kingdom |
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| death_date = 30 January 1905 |
| death_date = 30 January 1905 |
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| death_place = [[Coonoor]], |
| death_place = [[Coonoor]], India |
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| death_cause = Thrown from horse |
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| resting_place = All Saints Church, [[Coonoor]] |
| resting_place = All Saints Church, [[Coonoor]] |
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| nationality = [[Anglo Indian]] |
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| parents = James Stanes |
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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 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. |
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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. |
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== Organisations started == |
== Organisations started == |
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* In 1858 |
* 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. |
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* In 1861 |
* In 1861 Stanes started T Stanes & Co along with his brother [[Robert Stanes]]. |
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== Death == |
== Death == |
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Stanes died after being thrown from his horse on 30 January 1905. His body has been buried at the All Saints Church, [[Coonoor]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/ Stanes School Coonoor] |
*[http://www.stanesschoolcoonoor.com/ Stanes School Coonoor] |
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*[http://www.tstanes.com/ T. Stanes & Co] |
*[http://www.tstanes.com/ T. Stanes & Co] |
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 8 January 2024
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Thomas Stanes | |
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| Born | 6 January 1837 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 30 January 1905 Coonoor, India |
| Resting place | All Saints Church, Coonoor |
Thomas Stanes (6 January 1837 – 30 January 1905) was an Anglo-Indian businessman and philanthropist.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Stanes died after being thrown from his horse on 30 January 1905. His body has been buried at the All Saints Church, Coonoor.