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Alfred Brooke-Smith (1874–1938) was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council for 2 years from 1920 to 1922. He also served as Managing Director of Jardine Matheson & Co. ==Biography== Brooke-Smith was born on 3 November 1874 in Yokohama, Japan and received his education there.〔Obituary, North China Herald, 14 April 1938, p452 and North China Herald, April 24, 1926, p158〕 At the age of 16, he joined the firm of Findlay Richardson in Yokohama. In 1897, he joined Jardine Matheson & Co as an assistant in their Import and Cotton Mill Department in Hong Kong. On 1 May 1918, we was appointed a Director and was Senior Director at Shanghai from 1919 to 1926. He was also Managing Director in 1924-5.〔Obituary, North China Herald, 14 April 1938, p452〕 He served on the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1917 and, in 1919, became Vice-Chairman. In 1920 he became Chairman of the Council and served in that position until 1922.〔Obituary, North China Herald, 14 April 1938, p452〕 He retired in 1926 and returned to England.〔North China Herald, April 24, 1926, p158〕 He died on 6 April 1938 at Martley Hall, Suffolk, England.〔 North China Herald November 23, 1938, p311〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Brooke-Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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