Tony Keswick
British businessman and Army general
Sir William Johnston Keswick (6 December 1903 – 16 February 1990), known as Tony Keswick, was a third generation member of the Scottish business dynasty, the Keswick family, associated with the conglomerate of Jardine Matheson. He served as Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council before the outbreak of the Pacific War, and survived a murder attempt by the Japanese in 1941.2
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Born Dec 6, 1903, died Feb 16, 1990.1
About
During the Pacific War, he served as head of the China Theatre of the Special Operations Executive, Britain's wartime secret service. After the war, he served as Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, among other positions.
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Companies
- Matheson & CompanyChair 1949 to 196610
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: military personnel.5
- 1949 to 1966Chairperson, Matheson & Company4
"Tony" Keswick was born in Yokohama, Japan, the son of Henry Keswick and his wife, Ida. He returned to Britain as a boy to attend Winchester School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He arrived in the Far East in 1926. Keswick and his brother remained directors of the firm after they had left the Far East. He was in charge of the Shanghai office (at that time, the Head Office in the Far East) from 1935 until 1941. He was also Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council during the crises leading to the Pacific War, stepping down in May 1941 to be replaced by John Hellyer Liddell.
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Personal life
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