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Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, JP (5 November 1853 – 17 January 1927), known as Sir Marcus Samuel between 1898 and 1921 and subsequently as The Lord Bearsted until 1925, was a Lord Mayor of London and the founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, which was later restructured including a Netherlands-based company commonly referred to as Royal Dutch Shell.
BEARSTED, MARCUS SAMUEL, FIRST VISCOUNTBEARSTED, MARCUS SAMUEL, FIRST VISCOUNT (1853–1927), founder of the Shell Oil Company. Marcus Samuel was educated at Jewish schools in London and Brussels before joining the firm established by his father Marcus Samuel, who had prospered in the Far Eastern trade, principally from selling fancy shells and ornamental shell boxes.
Jan 17, 2016 · On January 17, 1927, Marcus Samuel, a London-born businessman whose vision transformed the nature of the world petroleum trade toward the end of the 19th century, and a founder of what became Royal Dutch Shell, died. Marcus Samuel was born on November 5, 1853, in the Whitechapel section of London’s East End. He had the same name as his father ...
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May 22, 2020 · Marcus Samuel was a pioneer in the global shipment of oil, became Lord Mayor of London and died as 1st Viscount Bearsted. The company he founded, Shell, is still a leader in world energy with a corporate identity that attests to its origins in a Jewish shop near the London docks.
Apr 4, 2021 · London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, 1902. In 1902, Marcus Samuel Jr. was raised to the peerage of Baronet and became the second Jewish Lord Mayor of London. In recognition of his services in supplying fuel to the British Empire during World War I, he was finally honored with the newly created title of Viscount Bearsted in 1925.
Jul 21, 2022 · About Sir Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted. "Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted JP (5 November 1853 – 17 January 1927), known as Sir Marcus Samuel, Bt between 1903 and 1921 and subsequently as The Lord Bearsted until 1925, was the founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, a precursor to Royal Dutch Shell."
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May 3, 2023 · Bearsted, Marcus Samuel, 1st viscount, 1853-1927, "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Ltd Publisher New York, Viking Press Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English
