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Sir Thomas Sutherland, GCMG (, 1834 – 1 January 1922) was a Scottish banker and Liberal Party politician. He founded The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation which was the founder member of HSBC Group and directed the P&O Company. Sutherland was the son of Robert Sutherland of Aberdeen. Educated at Aberdeen University, he got his start clerking in the London office of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). Soon after, P&O promoted Sutherland to superintendent, assigning him to Hong Kong to manage the firm's Asian operation. In 1863 he became the first chairman of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock. In order to help finance the burgeoning trade between China and Europe, and explore the potential for China--United States trade, Sutherland established The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1865 and became its first vice-chairman. He was appointed member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1865 to 1866. In 1872 he was appointed Managing Director of P & O.〔(Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886 )〕 In November 1884, Sutherland was elected at a by-election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Greenock. He lost the seat at the 1892 general election, but was reinstated when his opponent was unseated on petition, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1900 general election.〔 Sutherland married Alice Macnaught in 1880, who predeceased him in 1920, as well by their two sons at the battlefield.〔http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/sutherland_thomas.htm〕 Sutherland died in London in 1922. The Sutherland Street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong was named after him. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Sutherland (banker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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