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Thomas Stanes
Thomas Stanes
	File:Sir Thomas Stanes.jpg
Born	6 January 1837; London, United Kingdom
Died	30 January 1905; Coonoor, India
Cause of death	Thrown from horse
Resting place	All Saints Church, Coonoor
Nationality	British,English
Parent	James Stanes

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Early Life

Thomas Stanes (6 January 1837–30 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.

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.

Organisations started

In 1858 Thomas 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 Thomas Stanes started T Stanes & Co along with his brother Robert Stanes.

Death

Thomas 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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 {{Infobox person
 | name = Thomas Stanes
-| image = [[File:Sir Thomas Stanes.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Sir Thomas Stanes]]
+| image = [[File:Sir Thomas Stanes.jpg]]
-| birth_date = [[6 January 1837]]
+| birth_date = 6 January 1837
-| birth_place = London, United Kingdom
+| birth_place = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
-| death_date = 30 Jan 1905
+| death_date = 30 January 1905
 | death_place = [[Coonoor]], [[India]]
+| death_cause = Thrown from horse
+| resting_place = All Saints Church, [[Coonoor]]
+| nationality = [[British]],[[English]]
 | parents = James Stanes
+}}
-}}'''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.
+== Early Life ==
-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.
+'''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.
+[[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.
-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.
+== Organisations started ==
-Thomas died after being thrown from his horse on 30 January 1905.
+* In 1858 Thomas 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 Thomas Stanes started T Stanes & Co along with his brother [[Robert Stanes]].
+== Death ==
+Thomas 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]