Colonial Bank
Other Business Names:
- Beaverbrook, Lord
- Barclays Bank Ltd
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- Barclays Bank (DCO)
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Jamaica
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- West Indies
Sectors:
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Financial services
International banking services
Notes:
Established in 1836 by royal charter to provide banking services in the West Indies. Headquartered in London with principal local office at Jamaica. Especially connected with sugar production and trade. Controlled by William Aitken, later Lord Beaverbrook, from 1914. From 1917 expanded business to West Africa. From at least 1917 Barclays Bank had a substantial interest. From 1920s formed Barclays' principal vehicle for international expansion forming part of Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), later Barclays Bank (DCO)
Publications:
- 'The Colonial Bank' in A Banking Centenary. Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial & Overseas), 1836-1936 by Unknown
- Underlying Strategic Elements in the Management of British Colonial Banking with Emphasis upon the West Indian Chartered Banks and Particularly the Colonial Bank between 1836-1856 by Katirai, Foad
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Beaverbrook, Lord
- Barclays Bank Ltd
- Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)
- Barclays Bank (DCO)
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Jamaica
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- West Indies
Sectors:
- Financial services International banking services
Notes:
Established in 1836 by royal charter to provide banking services in the West Indies. Headquartered in London with principal local office at Jamaica. Especially connected with sugar production and trade. Controlled by William Aitken, later Lord Beaverbrook, from 1914. From 1917 expanded business to West Africa. From at least 1917 Barclays Bank had a substantial interest. From 1920s formed Barclays' principal vehicle for international expansion forming part of Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), later Barclays Bank (DCO)Publications:
- 'The Colonial Bank' in A Banking Centenary. Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial & Overseas), 1836-1936 by Unknown
- Underlying Strategic Elements in the Management of British Colonial Banking with Emphasis upon the West Indian Chartered Banks and Particularly the Colonial Bank between 1836-1856 by Katirai, Foad