Jocelyn Hambro
| Jocelyn Hambro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jocelyn Olaf Hambro 7 March 1919 London, England |
| Died | 19 June 1994 Oxford, England |
| Residence | Waverton, Gloucestershire, England |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Merchant banker, horsebreeder |
| Title | Major |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Silvia Muir Margaret Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe Margaret, Countess Fortescue |
| Children |
Rupert Hambro Richard Hambro James Hambro |
| Parent(s) |
Olaf Hambro Winifred Martin-Smith |
| Relatives |
Carl Joachim Hambro (paternal great-grandfather) Charles Hambro, Baron Hambro (cousin) |
Major Jocelyn Olaf Hambro MC (7 March 1919 – 19 June 1994) was a British merchant banker, horsebreeder and philanthropist. He served as the Chairman of Hambros Bank from 1965 to 1972.
Jocelyn Olaf Hambro was born on 7 March 1919 on Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, London.
His paternal great-grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish-born immigrant to England who founded Hambros Bank in 1839. His father, Olaf Hambro, served as the Chairman of Hambros Bank from 1932 to 1960. His mother was Winifred Martin-Smith. He grew up at Kidbrooke Park, Sussex, and Glendoe, Loch Ness, Scotland. His mother drowned in the Loch Ness in 1932. As a child, he summered in Biarritz, France.
He was educated at Eton College. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge. During World War II, he served as a Major in the Coldstream Guards. He was awarded an MC in 1944 for service with the Guards Armoured Division in Normandy, but lost his left leg in August 1944.
Hambro started his career for the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1945, when he established an export trading company in the United States. He also established franchises of General Motors and British Motor Corporation cars. He served as the managing director of Hambros Bank, from 1947 to 1972, and as its chairman from 1965 to 1972. He introduced Eurodollars in January 1963. He also set up the Hambros Bank in Guernsey in 1967. He served as the Chairman of Hambros, Ltd from 1970 to 1983, and its President from 1983 to 1986. He sold Hambros Bank to the Société Générale in 1986.
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