Alfred Brooke-Smith
| Alfred Brooke-Smith | |
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| Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council | |
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In office 1920–1922 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Edward Pearce |
| Succeeded by | H.G. Simms |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 3, 1874 England |
| Died |
April 6, 1938 (aged 65) England |
| Profession | Businessman |
Alfred Brooke-Smith (1874–1938) was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council for 2 years from 1920 to 1922. He also served as Managing Director of Jardine Matheson & Co.
Brooke-Smith was born on 3 November 1874 in Yokohama, Japan and received his education there.
At the age of 16, he joined the firm of Findlay Richardson in Yokohama. In 1897, he joined Jardine Matheson & Co as an assistant in their Import and Cotton Mill Department in Hong Kong. On 1 May 1918, he was appointed a Director and was Senior Director at Shanghai from 1919 to 1926. He was also Managing Director in 1924-5.
He served on the Shanghai Municipal Council from 1917 and, in 1919, became Vice-Chairman. In 1920 he became Chairman of the Council and served in that position until 1922.
He retired in 1926 and returned to England.
He died on 6 April 1938 at Martley Hall, Suffolk, England.
Brooke-Smith married Ann Bigland Brand, daughter of Mr David Brand of Shanghai, in December 1918 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai.
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