Richard Alexander Hambro was a British heir, investment banker, horse breeder and philanthropist.
19 Facts About Richard Hambro
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Richard Hambro's paternal great-grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish emigrant to England who founded the Hambro Bank.
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Richard Hambro was educated at Eton College and later graduated from the University of Munich in Germany.
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Richard Hambro then served as the president of Hambro America in the United States from 1976 to 1982.
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Richard Hambro founded J O Hambro Investment Management, which he sold to Credit Suisse in 2000 for USD$124 million.
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Richard Hambro served as its chairman until his death in 2009, even after it was a subsidiary of Credit Suisse.
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Richard Hambro owned Wiltons, a seafood restaurant on Jermyn Street, which still belongs to the family, as well as Franco's.
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Richard Hambro was the founder of Money Portal, a financial advisory firm, where he served as chairman from 2003 until 2009.
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Richard Hambro served as the treasurer of Macmillan Cancer Support from 1983 to 1991, and as its chairman of its board of trustees from 1991 to 2001.
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Richard Hambro served on the boards of trustees of Colon Cancer Concern and Bowel Cancer UK, the board of governors of the London Clinic, and the board of directors of the Institute of Cancer Research.
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Richard Hambro served as the chairman of the South African National Business Initiative in 1995, which was renamed the same year to the National Business Initiative.
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Richard Hambro made charitable contributions to St Paul's Cathedral and served as director of the board at the Garden Museum.
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Richard Hambro was a steward at the Sandown Park Racecourse and Ascot Racecourse.
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Richard Hambro became a member of the Jockey Club in 1997.
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Richard Hambro served as the chairman of the Newmarket Racecourse from 2004 to 2009.
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Richard Hambro was first married to Charlotte Soames, the daughter of Christopher Soames, Baron Soames and Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, from 1973 to 1982.
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Richard Hambro later married Orlando Fraser, the son of Tory MP Hugh Fraser and Lady Antonia Fraser, in 2006.
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Richard Hambro was married to Juliet Grana from 1984 to 1992.
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Richard Hambro died on 25 April 2009 at the age of sixty-two.