Talk:Hill Samuel

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Error in date

The article says "In 1832, Marcus Samuel founded a company near the Tower of London to import goods from the Far East. M. Samuel & Co. was successful in the importing business, so by the middle of the 19th century it expanded to the re-exporting business, importing goods worldwide and re-exporting them to Europe and North America."

Marcus Samuel was born in 1853, so this date is an error, but i cant correct it as i don't know the right date. --86.75.100.157 (talk) 16:18, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect that the author(s) of this history have confused Marcus Samuel, born 5th November 1853, with his father, Marcus Samuel, born 4th April 1779, and that the older Marcus, who would have been aged 33 in 1832, founded the company Samuel & Co, whilst the younger Marcus,who became Viscount Bearsted and Lord Mayor of London, went on to expand the business and founded the Shell Transport and Trading Company. What other explanation could there be if Samuel & Co has been present on the Companies Register from 1832??! Scrutarius (talk) 13:38, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]