Olaf Hambro

Captain Ronald Olaf Hambro (1 December 1885 – 25 April 1961) was a British merchant banker. He was chairman of Hambros Bank from 1932 to 1961.

Ronald Olaf Hambro
Born1 December 1885
Died25 April 1961(1961-04-25) (aged 75)
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
OccupationBanker
TitleCaptain
Spouse(s)Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith
Children3 sons
Parent(s)Everard Hambro
Gertrude Mary Stuart
RelativesCalmer Hambro (paternal great-great-grandfather)
Joseph Hambro (paternal great-grandfather)
Carl Joachim Hambro (paternal grandfather)
Rupert Hambro (grandson)
Richard Hambro (grandson)
James Hambro (grandson)

Early life

Hambro was born on 1 December 1885.[1][2] His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish banker and political advisor. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.

He was educated at Eton College.[2] He attended Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] During World War I, he served as a captain in the Coldstream Guards.[2]

Career

Hambro started his career as Managing Director at the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1921.[2] He served as its Chairman from 1932 to 1961.[1]

He acquired Wiltons, a fine restaurant located at 55 Jermyn Street in London, during World War II.[3]

He was appointed as the High Sheriff of Sussex in 1930.[2]

Personal life
Kidbrooke Park.

He married Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith on 17 February 1917.[2] They resided at Kidbrooke Park in Forest Row, East Sussex and owned a house in Port Logan, Wigtownshire, Scotland.[2] They had three children:

Death

He died on 25 April 1961.[1][2]

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References
  1. Andrew St George, ‘Hambro, (Ronald) Olaf (1885–1961)’, Oxford Dictionary of Biography, first published 2004
  2. Charles Mosley (ed.), Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage, 1999, vol. 1, p. 1278
  3. Richard Hambro, The Daily Telegraph, 7 May 2009


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