Anthony_Tuke_(1897-1975)

Anthony Tuke (1897–1975)

Anthony Tuke (1897–1975)

English banker (1897–1975)

Anthony William Tuke (24 February 1897 – 12 June 1975[1]) was an English banker. He was the chairman of Barclays Bank from 1951 to 1962.[2]

Early life and family

Anthony Wiliam Tuke was born in 1897,[2] the son of W. F. Tuke, who was chairman of Barclays from 1934 to 1936.[3] He was educated at Winchester College.[2] During World War I, he served with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). He joined Barclays after being demobilised in 1919.[1]

His son Sir Anthony Favill Tuke (1920–2001) was chairman of Barclays from 1973 to 1981.

References

  1. [1]
    Ackrill, Margaret (25 May 2006). "Tuke, Anthony William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47864. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. [2]
    "Anthony Tuke (Chairman 1951–1962)". Barclays. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    Margaret Ackrill; Leslie Hannah (2001). Barclays: The Business of Banking, 1690–1996. Cambridge University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-521-79035-2.
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