Lieutenant-Commander Sir August Bernard Tellefsen Cayzer, 1st Baronet (21 January 1876 – 28 February 1943) was an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 shipowner.

Cayzer was the third son of Sir Charles Cayzer, 1st Baronet

Sir Charles Cayzer, 1st Baronet

Sir Charles William Cayzer, 1st Baronet was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. Born in Limehouse, a maritime district of London, Cayzer was the son of Charles Cayzer, a schoolmaster, and his wife Mary Elizabeth née Nicklin. At the age of fifteen Cayzer took a position as...

, head of the shipowners Cayzer, Irvine & Co. He joined the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 as a Naval Cadet in HMS Britannia

HMS Prince of Wales (1860)

HMS Prince of Wales was one of six 121-gun screw-propelled first-rate three-decker line-of-battle ships of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 25 January 1860...

 and served until 1902. He was promoted Lieutenant-Commander on the Emergency List in 1906.

On leaving the Royal Navy, he joined the family firm, later becoming chairman. He was also chairman of the Clan Line

Clan Line

The Clan Line was a passenger and cargo shipping company that operated in one incarnation or another from the late nineteenth century and into the twentieth century.-Foundation and early years:...

, Houston Line and Scottish Shire Line, as well as several other companies. He was a director

Board of directors

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 of the Suez Canal Company

Suez Canal Company

The Universal Suez Ship Canal Company was the Egyptian corporation which was formed by Ferdinand de Lesseps during 1858, constructed the Suez Canal between 1859 and 1869, and owned and operated it for many years thereafter...

.

Cayzer was created a Baronet

Baronet

A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...

in the 1921 New Year Honours.