Sir Alexander Matheson
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Sir Alexander Matheson was a 19th-century Scottish businessman, politician, and co-founder of the powerful trading conglomerate Jardine Matheson.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Alexander Matheson canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish person
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial trade
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opium-era China trade ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Jardine Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessRegion |
China
NERFINISHED
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East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| coFounded | Jardine Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| employer | Jardine Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
commerce
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international trade ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hasBusinessRole | co-founder of Jardine Matheson ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | knighthood ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in 19th-century British–Asian commerce ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| industry |
finance
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shipping ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent Scottish businessman in the 19th century
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co-founding a major Far Eastern trading conglomerate ⓘ role in 19th-century British–Chinese trade ⓘ role in expansion of Jardine Matheson ⓘ |
| notableWork | co-founding Jardine Matheson ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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merchant ⓘ politician ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British establishment ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Scotland ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Scottish business community ⓘ |
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