Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway
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Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway (13 June 1857-17 December 1934), known as Sir Charles Greenway, 1st Baronet, from 1919 to 1927, was a British
businessman.
Greenway was the son of John David Greenway of Taunton
in Somerset
. He was a Senior Partner in the firm of Shaw Wallace & Co of India
and Ceylon and of R. G. Shaw & Co of London
and one of the founders of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
. Greenway was created a Baronet, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk, in 1919, and in 1927 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Greenway, of Stanbridge Earls
in the County of Southampton.
Lord Greenway married Mabel, daughter of Edwin Augustine Tower, in 1883. He died in December 1934, aged 77, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Charles. Lady Greenway died in 1940.
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businessman.
Greenway was the son of John David Greenway of Taunton
Taunton
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset....
in Somerset
Somerset
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. He was a Senior Partner in the firm of Shaw Wallace & Co of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Ceylon and of R. G. Shaw & Co of London
London
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and one of the founders of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
The Anglo-Persian Oil Company was founded in 1908 following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjed Soleiman, Iran. It was the first company to extract petroleum from the Middle East...
. Greenway was created a Baronet, of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk, in 1919, and in 1927 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Greenway, of Stanbridge Earls
Stanbridge Earls
Stanbridge Earls School, near Romsey, Hampshire is an independent public school for boys and girls aged 10–19....
in the County of Southampton.
Lord Greenway married Mabel, daughter of Edwin Augustine Tower, in 1883. He died in December 1934, aged 77, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Charles. Lady Greenway died in 1940.