Eliot de Pass
Sir Eliot de Pass | |
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Born | Eliot Arthur de Pass 16 March 1851 London, England |
Died | 11 July 1937 London, England | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Merchant |
Spouse |
Beatrice de Mercado (m. 1883) |
Relatives | Frank de Pass (son) Sir Henry Kitson (son-in-law) Sir Frank Kitson (grandson) |
Sir Eliot Arthur de Pass
Early life and family
De Pass was born in London into a
Education and career
He was educated privately in Brighton and in Germany before beginning his own career, first as special commissioner and attorney of the Windsor and Annapolis Railway in Nova Scotia, 1873–78. He then joined the family business of trade and became a merchant in the West Indies. He was an active member of the West India Committee and served as its chairman from 1925 to 1936, and then served as president until his death. He also served as governor of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, and was vice-president of the British Empire Producers' Association.[2]
He was knighted in 1930 and appointed a Knight Commander of the
Personal life
In 1883, de Pass married Beatrice de Mercado, the daughter of Isaac Henry de Mercado, of Kingston, and had four sons, Harold,
His daughter married Sir Henry Kitson and was the mother of Sir Frank Kitson.[9]
He died at home in London, aged 86.[2]
After his death,
With the death of Sir Eliot de Pass, the British Empire Producers' Organization has lost not only a vice-president and a friend but also one of its founders. Twenty-one years ago Sir Eliot was one of the small group of men who attended the first regular meeting of our council, and even in this year, at an age when few men are still in harness—he was an active journalist at the time of the
References
- ^ ISBN 9781403939104. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Sir Eliot De Pass – The West India Committee". The Times. 12 July 1937. p. 14.
- ^ 1851 England Census
- ^ Jamaica, Select Births and Baptisms, 1752–1920
- ^ a b c "First World War hero honoured at Whitehall". gov.uk. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ISBN 9781783030439. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ American Jewish Historical Quarterly. American Jewish Historical Society. 1909. p. 37. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce Journal. 1938. p. 822.
Sir Eliot Arthur de Pass, whose activities extended over a wide field in Imperial Commerce, had been a Fellow for over thirty years.
- ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ "Sir Eliot De Pass". The Times. 16 July 1937. p. 13.