Benjamin Bowring
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Benjamin Bowring (baptised 17 May 1778 – 1 June 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]
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Categories:
- 1778 births
- 1846 deaths
- 19th-century English businesspeople
- English clockmakers
- English watchmakers (people)
- English Dissenters
- Businesspeople from Exeter
- 19th-century Canadian businesspeople
- Businesspeople from Newfoundland and Labrador
- British emigrants to Canada
- Newfoundland Colony people
- People from Newfoundland (island)
- Canadian merchants
- Bowring Brothers