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William George ("Willie") Bayne (died 1910) was the Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council between 1902 and 1904. ==Biography== Bayne moved to Shanghai in1864 to join the (Bank of Hindustan, China and Japan ). About 4 years after his arrival, due to a crisis the bank closed. Bayne then joined the North China Insurance Company and stayed with the company for the rest of his career serving in Yokohama, Singapore, Shanghai and London. From 1900 to 1908 he acted as secretary of the company in Shanghai. On 10 April 1908, he returned to England and continued to work for the company as its London Agent.〔North China Herald, April 1, 1910, p20 and The Economist Vol 66, p1199〕 He served on the Shanghai Municipal Council and was chairman from 1902 to 1904.〔North China Herald, April 1, 1910, p20〕 He was also President of the Amateur Dramatic Club in Shanghai. He was considered to be one of the best amateur actors in the East and on his return to Shanghai from Yokohama, one newspaper reported that the "gaiety of Shanghai has been permanently enhanced by the return of W.G. Bayne."〔The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 May 1899, Page 3〕 Bayne died on 27 March 1910 in East Croydon, London〔North China Herald, April 1, 1910, p20〕 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「William George Bayne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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