Benjamin Bowring
Benjamin Bowring (May 17, 1778 – June 1, 1846) was an English watchmaker, jeweller, and businessman. He was the founder, in 1811, of the Bowring trading, shipping and insurance businesses, later known as Bowring Brothers in Canada and the United States, and C.T. Bowring & Co. in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In 1979, the MV Benjamin Bowring was named after him.[1] C.T. Bowring and Co. was bought by Marsh & McLennan Companies in 1980.[2]
References
- ↑ The MV Benjamin Bowring Archived January 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Marsh & McLennan Companies UK history
- Baker, Melvin (1988). "Benjamin Bowring". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. VII. ISBN 0-8020-3452-7.
- Wardle, Arthur C. (1938). Benjamin Bowring and his descendants. Hodder & Stoughton.
- Kearney, Mark; Ray, Randy (2002). I know that name!. Dundurn Press. ISBN 1-55002-407-8.
- Keir, David (1963). The Bowring Story. Bodley Head.
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