Thomas Robins Bolitho

Thomas Robins Bolitho JP DL (1840–1925) was an English banker and landowner, who served as High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1890.

Thomas Robins Bolitho
Born(1840-09-13)13 September 1840
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Died28 September 1925(1925-09-28) (aged 85)
Penzance, Cornwall, England
NationalityUnited Kingdom
EducationHarrow School
Alma materCorpus Christi College, Oxford
Occupation
OrganisationBarclays Bank
Relatives

Early life and education

Bolitho was born on 13 September 1840[1] in Penzance, the son of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877) and Elizabeth Robins.[2] The Bolithos were an old Cornish family from Madron which found its fortune in trading and banking,[1] by 1885, they were known as the "merchant princes" of Cornwall.[3] He was educated at Harrow School and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1]

Career

He joined his family's banking company, Robins, Foster, Coode and Bolitho Co., in 1880,[2] and was a director from 1887, and when that company was taken over by Barclays Bank in 1905, became a director of the latter.[4][5]

He was married to Augusta Jane Wilson on 30 June 1870, in Westminster.[4] In 1877, he inherited Trengwainton, a country house near Penzance, from his father.[6]

He was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1890.[1]

Bolitho retired from Barclays in 1918[5] and died on 28 September 1925,[4] without issue.[6] He left Trengwainton to his nephew, Edward Hoblyn Warren Bolitho.[6][nb 1]

His cousin Thomas Bedford Bolitho (1835–1915), a Liberal Unionist, was MP for St Ives, from 1887 to 1900.[nb 2]

Legacy

The Thomas Simon Bolitho Institute was established in Landithy some time between 1909 and 1920.[7]

The Great Western Railway's 'Saint' class locomotive number 173 (later 2973), was named Robins Bolitho upon its creation in March 1905, in his honour.[8][9]

An etching of a painting of Bolitho on his horse, by Alfred Munnings, titled Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864 is in the collection of Penlee House.[10][11] A study for the work, comprising three portrait sketches of Bolitho, also survives.[11]

A "Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield" was presented to the GWR's Truro Ambulance Team, in 1921,[12] and, by "Mrs Robins Bolitho", to their Penzance (No1) team in 1927.[13]

Notes
  1. Since 1961 Trengwainton has been in the ownership of the National Trust for England, "with provision for the family to remain in residence"[6]
  2. Thomas Bedford Bolitho's father, Edward Bolitho (1804–1890) was the brother of Thomas Simon Bolitho (1808–1877).[2][3]

References
  1. "Mr. T. R. Bolitho". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 30 September 1925. p. 14.
  2. "Messrs. Bolitho". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. Deacon, Bernard W. (2004). The Cornish family : the roots of our future. Cornwall Editions Limited. p. 99. ISBN 9781904880011.
  4. "Thomas Robins Bolitho". Who Begat Whom. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. Hannah, Leslie. "Our history in the South West". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. Historic England. "Trengwainton, Madron (1000657)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  7. "Landithy Hall, Madron, Cornwall". Historic England. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  8. Waters, Laurence (2017). Great Western Saint Class Locomotives. Pen and Sword. p. 142. ISBN 9781473850347.
  9. "Great Western Railway Saint class details". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  10. "Thomas Robins Bolitho On Barum. Master of The Western Fox Hounds Since 1864". Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  11. "Study for Robins Bolitho Esq by Sir Alfred Munnings". Artnet. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  12. "Presentation of the Robins Bolitho Challenge Shield to the GWR Truro Ambulance Team, 1921". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  13. "Robins Bolitho Ambulance Shield, 1927". STEAM Picture Library. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

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