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The Keswick family (/ˈkɛzɪk/) are a business dynasty of Scottish origin associated with the Far East region since 1855 and in particular the conglomerate Jardine Matheson.

As tai-pans of Jardine Matheson & Company, the Keswick family have at some time been closely associated with the ownership or management of the HSBC, the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company Ltd., the Canton Insurance Office Ltd, (now the HSBC Insurance Co), The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Star Ferry, Hong Kong Tramway, the Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co Ltd, and the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co Ltd.

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Keswick family

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The Keswick family (/ˈkɛzɪk/) are a business dynasty of Scottish origin associated with the Far East region since 1855 and in particular the conglomerate...

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Keswick

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Keswick may refer to: Keswick, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide Keswick railway station, Adelaide Adelaide Parklands Terminal (formerly Keswick Rail...

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Chips Keswick

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Chippendale "Chips" Lindley Keswick (2 February 1940 – 17 April 2024) was a British merchant banker and member of the Keswick family who control Jardine Matheson...

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William Keswick

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William Keswick (15 April 1834 – 9 March 1912) was a British Conservative politician and businessman, patriarch of the Keswick family, an influential...

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Jardine Matheson

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profits were earned in China in 2019. The company is controlled by the Keswick family, who are descendants of co-founder William Jardine's older sister, Jean...

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Simon Keswick

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Lindley Keswick FRSA (born 20 May 1942) is a Scottish businessman and the younger brother of Sir Chips Keswick and Sir Henry Keswick. Part of the Keswick family...

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Maggie Keswick Jencks

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Margaret Keswick Jencks (10 October 1941 – 8 July 1995) was a Scottish writer, artist and garden designer who co-founded Maggie's Centres with her husband...

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Tony Keswick

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Johnstone Keswick ((/ˈkɛzɪk/); 1903–1990), known as Tony Keswick, was a third generation member of the Scottish business dynasty, the Keswick family, associated...

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Keswick Convention

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The Keswick Convention is an annual gathering of conservative evangelical Christians in Keswick, in the English county of Cumbria. The Christian theological...

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John Keswick

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John Keswick was born in 1906 to the third generation of Keswick family in the Jardine, Matheson & Co.[self-published source] His father, Henry Keswick, son...

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Percy Weatherall

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Edward Percy Keswick Weatherall (born 1957) is a British businessman, formerly active in Hong Kong. He was managing director of the Jardine Matheson Group...

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Higher Life movement

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The Higher Life movement, also known as deeper Christian life, the Keswick movement or Keswickianism (/ˌkɛzɪˈkiənɪzəm/ KEZ-i-KEE-ə-niz-əm), is a Protestant...

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Jardine Strategic Holdings

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corporate parent, providing an element of control to the Keswick family. This expertise in protecting family owners was shared in 2005 when it took a 20% stake...

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James Johnstone Keswick

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He was the son of the Thomas Keswick, and younger brother of William Keswick, who was the founder of the Keswick family. He arrived in the Far East in...

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Four big families of Hong Kong

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"big 10 families": Li Ka-shing family, Swire family, Keswick family, Kwok Tak-seng family, Pao Yue-kong family, Kadoorie family, Lee Shau-kee family, Cheng...

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Tessa Keswick

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Annabel Thérèse Keswick, Lady Keswick (née Fraser; 15 October 1942 – 13 September 2022), was a Scottish lady from the Fraser family who married Lord...

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David Newbigging

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struggle against the Keswick family when he and his supporters opposed Henry Keswick to become the next taipan in 1972. The Keswicks prevailed after winning...

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