Bendyshe Layton

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Bendyshe Layton (died 17 January 1918) was a British businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

Legislative Council of Hong Kong legislative body of Hong Kong

The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or LegCo is the unicameral legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

He was with the firm of Gibb, Livingston & Co., one of the leading trading firms in the East during the late 19th century. He later started his own business firm, Layton & Co., as a bill and bullion broker. [1]

Gibb, Livingston & Co.

Gibb, Livingston & Co., known in Chinese as Jinkee or Renji, was one of the most important and best-known foreign trading firms in China in the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century.

In 1888, he was nominated by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce to sit temporarily in the Legislative Council during the absence of A. P. MacEwen. [1]

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce company

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was founded in Hong Kong in 1861. It is a self-funding, non-profit organization with about 4,000 member companies. Its stated mission is to safeguard and represent trade, service and industry in Hong Kong. The Chamber formulates positions on issues relevant to the business sector and communicates regularly with government officials and policy makers in the form of public campaigns or position statements delivered to government.

Alexander Palmer MacEwen (1846–1919) was a British businessman in China and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.

He left Hong Kong in around 1913 or 1914 due to his health issue and lived in Britain until his death on 17 January 1918. [1]

He had a son named G. B. Layton, who succeeded him as the head of the Layton & Co. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "DEATH OF MR BENDYSHE LAYTON". The China Mail. 19 January 1918. p. 4.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Preceded by
A. P. MacEwen
Unofficial Member
Representative for Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
1888–1889
Succeeded by
A. P. MacEwen