William Murray Tuke

William Murray Tuke (1822-1903), was a British tea merchant and banker.

Early life

William Murray Tuke was born in 1822, the son of Samuel Tuke^[1] and Priscilla Hack, the daughter of James Hack of Chichester, and his wife, Hannah Jeffreys.

Career

Tuke was a tea merchant and a banker. He had a "substantial tea business in York".^[2]

Personal life

He married Emma Williams (1822-1908)^[3] Their son William Favill Tuke (1863-1940) became a banker, serving as the Chairman of Barclays Bank from 1934 to 1936.^[2]

Death

Tuke died in 1903.

References

^ Urquhart, A.R. "Tuke, Samuel (1784-1857)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. pp. 301–302.
^ ^a ^b "William Tuke (Chairman 1934-1936)". Barclays. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
^ Alexandrina Buchanan (1997). A Guide to Archival Accessions at the Borthwick Institute, 1981-1996. Borthwick Publications. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-903857-74-1. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[1] Urquhart, A.R. "Tuke, Samuel (1784-1857)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 57. pp. 301–302.

[Barclays-2] "William Tuke (Chairman 1934-1936)". Barclays. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[Buchanan1997-3] Alexandrina Buchanan (1997). A Guide to Archival Accessions at the Borthwick Institute, 1981-1996. Borthwick Publications. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-903857-74-1. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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