Sir Frederick Eley, 1st Baronet
Sir Frederick Eley, 1st Baronet (22 November 1866 – 7 February 1951) was an English banker.
Sir Frederick Eley | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Bank of British West Africa | |
| In office 1942–1948 | |
| Chairman of Crosse & Blackwell | |
| In office 1932–1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1866 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 7 February 1951 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Banker |
Eley was born in Shrewsbury and educated at Shrewsbury School. He joined the National Provincial Bank and rose to the post of general manager with a seat on the board of directors. He was also chairman of John Waddington Ltd, Cope & Timmins, Crosse & Blackwell Ltd (1932–1946), the Waldorf Hotel Company, and the Bank of British West Africa (1942–1948). He was chairman of the Chelsea Hospital for Women and was a prominent racehorse owner.
Announced in the 1921 New Year Honours,[1] he was created a baronet of Sagamore in the parish of Shiplake in the County of Oxford on 14 January 1921.[2]
Eley died on 7 February 1951, aged eighty-four. His cremated ashes were buried at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.
Footnotes
- "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1920. p. 2.
- "No. 32262". The London Gazette. 18 March 1921. p. 2219.