Lionel Fraser
William Lionel Fraser
Early life
Lionel Fraser was born in London, the second of four children of Scotsman Harry Fraser and Alice Barnard. Harry Fraser was butler to Harry Gordon Selfridge, the founder of the Selfridges department store chain.[2]
Lionel Fraser attended St Mary Abbots higher grade church school in
Career
In June 1911 at the age of sixteen, Fraser joined Bonn & Co, a small bank specializing in foreign exchange transactions. There he was responsible for correspondence and bookkeeping. Fraser's business career was interrupted when his
By the time World War II started, Fraser had worked his way up to numerous business leadership roles on a national scale. During the war, he traded foreign currency while serving as an advisor to the
In 1963, he published his memoirs, All to the Good.[4]
Personal life
In 1931, he married Cynthia Elizabeth Walter. They had two sons and a daughter.
Fraser was a devout
References
- ^ "(William) Lionel Fraser (1895-1965), Merchant banker". NPG London. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
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- ^ a b c "Rise and fall of a wheeler-dealer". The Spectator. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-84854-513-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-8727-1.