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James Henry Scott

James Henry Scott, Senior Partner of John Swire & Sons Limited from 1898 until his death in 1912, had a major role in developing Swire’s early industrial interests, which would later be redeveloped as an extensive property portfolio. Jim Scott was the third son of C.C. Scott, Chairman of Scott’s Shipbuilding & Engineering. He left Liverpool for Shanghai in the Blue Funnel steamer Achilles on 27th September 1866, at the age of 21. In his pocket was a letter from Alfred Holt to John Samuel Swire, asking him to give the young man a trial as a shipping clerk. So began Scott’s life-long connection with the firm of Butterfield & Swire. . Click here for more...