Arthur Rylands Lowe

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A. R. Lowe
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Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
In office
6 May 1920 –1920
Appointed bySir Reginald Edward Stubbs
Preceded by Henry Edward Pollock
Succeeded by Henry Edward Pollock
In office
12 May 1922 –1922
Appointed bySir Reginald Edward Stubbs
Preceded by Henry Edward Pollock
Succeeded by Henry Edward Pollock
In office
30 October 1923 –1923
Appointed bySir Reginald Edward Stubbs
Preceded by Herbert William Bird
Succeeded by Herbert William Bird
Personal details
Born(1873-06-22)22 June 1873
Manchester, United Kingdom
Died31 May 1924(1924-05-31) (aged 50)
Hong Kong
Alma mater Hulme Grammar School
OccupationAccountant
businessman

Arthur Rylands Lowe (22 June 1873 – 31 May 1924) was a British accountant and the first full-time professional accountant in Hong Kong.

Biography

Lowe was born on 22 June 1873 in Manchester. He was educated at the Hulme Grammar School and later joined Parkinson, Mather & Co., chartered accountants of Manchester and London. [1] He moved to Hong Kong to join Butterfield & Swire in 1898. He resigned in 1902 to start up his own business. [2]

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On 2 June 1902, he became Hong Kong's first full-time professional accountant, and started the accountant firm that is today the Hong Kong office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 1903 he took fellow accountant J. E. Bingham as a partner. They established an office in Shanghai in 1906. When F. N. Matthews in Shanghai joined the partnership in 1908, the firm became known as Lowe, Bingham & Matthews. [2] Under his leadership, its clients included the China Light and Power Co., Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, Jardine, Matheson & Co. and the Hong Kong and China Gas Co.. [2] Lowe was also a director of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltc. and secretary of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce for many years. [2]

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Lowe contested the Justice of the Peace election in 1920 for a seat in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong against T. F. Hough during the absence of H. E. Pollock. He was again appointed to the Legislative Council in July 1922 while H. W. Bird was on leave. Lowe was especially acquainted with financial matters in the Legislative Council and was involved in the discussions between the government and the Hong Kong Telephone Company over the renewal of the company's licence. He was also member of the Licensing Board and was made Justice of the Peace in March 1906. [1]

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Lowe was one of the leading members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and was the president of the Lawn Bowls Association of Hong Kong. [1] He was also interested in pony racing. Lowe died from typhoid at 4:00 a.m. on 31 May 1924 at the Peak Hospital, aged 50. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "DEATH OF HON. MR. A. R. LOWE". The Hong Kong Telegraph. 31 May 1924. p. 1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "PricewaterhouseCoopers". The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
Henry Edward Pollock 		Unofficial Member
Representative for Justices of the Peace
1920		Succeeded by
Henry Edward Pollock
Preceded by
Henry Edward Pollock 		Unofficial Member
Representative for Justices of the Peace
1922		Succeeded by
Henry Edward Pollock
Preceded by
Herbert William Bird 		Unofficial Member
1923		Succeeded by
Herbert William Bird
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