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John Prentice | |
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| Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council | |
| In office 1901–1902 | |
| Preceded by | Edbert Ansgar Hewett |
| Succeeded by | William George Bayne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7,1847 Beattock,Scotland |
| Died | April 30,1925 (aged 77) Shanghai |
| Profession | Businessman |
John Prentice was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council between 1901 and 1902.
Prentice was born on 7 August 1847 Beattock,Scotland,and educated at Greenock. [1]
Prentice moved to Shanghai 1870 to join Muirhead &Co which was absorbed later by Boyd &Co.. Boyd &Co was subsequently absorbed by Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co,a major shipbuilding company. Prentice rose through the ranks to become the controlling interest and principal of the firm. [2]
He served on the Shanghai Municipal Council and was chairman from 1901 to 1902. [3]
He died on 30 April 1925 following an attack of pneumonia in Shanghai. [4] He was buried in Bubbling Well Cemetery. [5]
A bust of Prentice was placed in the hall of the French Club in Shanghai following his death. [6] A stained glass window in memoriam of Prentice was placed in the Union Church in Shanghai. [7] Route Prentice (now Jinxian Road) in the Shanghai French Concession was named after Prentice. [8]
Prentice married Jane Ann Law,the former wife of Mr Alexander Law. She died in 1935 and was buried in the Prentice family plot with her husband. [9]
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