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'''Benjamin David Fleming Beith''' was a British businessman in China and member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]] and [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]].
'''Benjamin David Fleming Beith''' was a British businessman in China and member of the [[Executive Council of Hong Kong|Executive Council]] and [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong]].


B. D. F. Beith worked with the [[Jardine Matheson & Co.]] in both Hong Kong and Shanghai.<ref name="nominated"/> He was also member of the board of the [[Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]] in 1925.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=19 February 1930|page=19|title=Advertisements}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Ninth Report of the Court of Directors|date=21 February 1925|publisher=Noronha & Co.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Tenth Report of the Court of Directors|date=27 February 1926|publisher=Noronha & Co.}}</ref>
B. D. F. Beith was the manager of the [[Jardine Matheson & Co.]] and worked in both Hong Kong and Shanghai.<ref name="nominated"/> He was also member of the board of the [[Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation]] in 1925.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=19 February 1930|page=19|title=Advertisements}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Ninth Report of the Court of Directors|date=21 February 1925|publisher=Noronha & Co.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Tenth Report of the Court of Directors|date=27 February 1926|publisher=Noronha & Co.}}</ref>


He was made [[Justice of the Peace]] in January 1928.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hongkong Government Gazette|work=The Hongkong Government|date=2 March 1928|number=107}}</ref> In the same year, he was appointed to the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] in May.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hongkong Government Gazette|work=The Hongkong Government|date=9 May 1928|number=267}}</ref> In April 1929, he was nominated by the Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy at the Legislative Council for eight months during the absence of [[John Owen Hughes]].<ref name="nominated">{{cite news|newspaper=The China Mail|date=20 April 1929|page=5|title=Mr. B. D. F. Beith}}</ref> He was again appointed to the Legislative Council in March 1930 in replacement of [[Arthur Cecil Hynes|A. C. Hynes]] and continued to serve until 1933.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hongkong Government Gazette|work=The Hongkong Government|date=24 March 1928|number=183}}</ref>
He was made [[Justice of the Peace]] in January 1928.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hongkong Government Gazette|work=The Hongkong Government|date=2 March 1928|number=107}}</ref> In the same year, he was appointed to the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] in May.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hongkong Government Gazette|work=The Hongkong Government|date=9 May 1928|number=267}}</ref> In April 1929, he was nominated by the Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy at the Legislative Council for eight months during the absence of [[John Owen Hughes]].<ref name="nominated">{{cite news|newspaper=The China Mail|date=20 April 1929|page=5|title=Mr. B. D. F. Beith}}</ref> He was again appointed to the Legislative Council in March 1930 in replacement of [[Arthur Cecil Hynes|A. C. Hynes]] and continued to serve until 1933.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Hongkong Government Gazette|work=The Hongkong Government|date=24 March 1928|number=183}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:03, 10 December 2013

Benjamin David Fleming Beith was a British businessman in China and member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

B. D. F. Beith was the manager of the Jardine Matheson & Co. and worked in both Hong Kong and Shanghai.[1] He was also member of the board of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1925.[2][3][4]

He was made Justice of the Peace in January 1928.[5] In the same year, he was appointed to the Legislative Council in May.[6] In April 1929, he was nominated by the Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy at the Legislative Council for eight months during the absence of John Owen Hughes.[1] He was again appointed to the Legislative Council in March 1930 in replacement of A. C. Hynes and continued to serve until 1933.[7]

He became member of the Executive Council in June 1929 during the absence of Henry Pollock.[8]

Among others he was also member of the Authorized Architects' Committee.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr. B. D. F. Beith". The China Mail. 20 April 1929. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Advertisements". The Straits Times. 19 February 1930. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Ninth Report of the Court of Directors". Noronha & Co. 21 February 1925. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Tenth Report of the Court of Directors". Noronha & Co. 27 February 1926. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 107. 2 March 1928.
  6. ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 267. 9 May 1928.
  7. ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 183. 24 March 1928.
  8. ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 308. 4 June 1929.
  9. ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 297. 16 May 1928.

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