Charles Hambro, Baron Hambro
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The Right Honourable The Lord Hambro |
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| Born |
Charles Eric Alexander Hambro 24 July 1930 |
| Died | 7 November 2002 (aged 72) London, England |
| Residence |
Dixton Manor Dumbleton Hall |
| Occupation | Merchant banker |
| Title | Baron Hambro |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Cotterell Cherry Huggins |
| Children | Charles Hambro Alexander Hambro Clare Hambro |
| Parent(s) |
Charles Jocelyn Hambro Pamela Hambro |
| Relatives |
Carl Joachim Hambro (great-great-grandfather) Jocelyn Hambro (cousin) |
Charles "Charlie" Hambro, Baron Hambro (24 July 1930 – 7 November 2002) was a British merchant banker and political fundraiser. He served as the Chairman of Hambros Bank from 1972 to 1998 its merger with Société Générale in 1998. He was the senior honorary treasurer of the Conservative Party from 1993 to 1997.
Hambro was born on 24 July 1930.
He was an heir to the Hambros Bank. His great-great-grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was an immigrant to England from Denmark who founded the Hambros Bank in 1839. His father, Charles Jocelyn Hambro, was a merchant banker. His mother, Pamela Hambro, died when he was 21 months old. He grew up at Delcombe Manor in Dorset.
After his mother's death, his stepmother became Dorothy Mackay, who was banker Marcus Wallenberg's ex-wife. During World War II, he was sent to live first with the Wallenbergs in and later with the Morgans, another banking dynasty, in New York City. He returned to England in 1943.
He was educated at Eton College, where he played on the cricket team. He then served in the Coldstream Guards for two years.
Hambro started his career at the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1952. He was appointed managing director in 1957, Deputy chairman in 1965, and chairman in 1972. He was in charge through interesting but turbulent times, beginning with the stock market and property crash of 1973–74. Hambros was one of the leading banks called in by the Bank of England to launch the financial lifeboat which dealt with the collapse of the Slater Walker empire and saved the financial system from collapse. In 1998, Hambros Bank was acquired by Société Générale. It represents its private wealth management subsidiary, SG Private Banking.
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