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Jocelyn Hambro (Jocelyn Olaf Hambro) was born on 7 March, 1919 in London, England, is an A 20th-century british philanthropist. Discover Jocelyn Hambro's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
| Popular As |
Jocelyn Olaf Hambro |
| Occupation |
Merchant banker, horsebreeder |
| Age |
75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
7 March 1919 |
| Birthday |
7 March |
| Birthplace |
London, England |
| Date of death |
19 June, 1994 |
| Died Place |
Oxford, England |
| Nationality |
London, England
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Jocelyn Hambro Height, Weight & Measurements
At 75 years old, Jocelyn Hambro height not available right now. We will update Jocelyn Hambro's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Not Available |
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Who Is Jocelyn Hambro's Wife?
His wife is Ann Silvia Muir (m. 1942-1972)
Margaret Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (m. 1976-1983)
Margaret, Countess Fortescue (m. 1988)
| Family |
| Parents |
Olaf Hambro
Winifred Martin-Smith |
| Wife |
Ann Silvia Muir (m. 1942-1972)
Margaret Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe (m. 1976-1983)
Margaret, Countess Fortescue (m. 1988) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Rupert Hambro
Richard Hambro
James Hambro |
Jocelyn Hambro Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jocelyn Hambro worth at the age of 75 years old? Jocelyn Hambro’s income source is mostly from being a successful banker. He is from London, England. We have estimated Jocelyn Hambro's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
banker |
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Timeline
His paternal great-grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish-born immigrant to England who founded Hambros Bank in 1839.
Major Jocelyn Olaf Hambro MC (7 March 1919 – 19 June 1994) was a British merchant banker, horse breeder and philanthropist.
Jocelyn Olaf Hambro was born on 7 March 1919 on Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, London, the son of Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith and Olaf Hambro.
His father served as the Chairman of Hambros Bank from 1932 to 1960.
His mother was Winifred Martin-Smith.
He grew up at Kidbrooke Park, Sussex, and Glendoe, Loch Ness, Scotland.
His mother drowned in Loch Ness in 1932.
As a child, he summered in Biarritz, France.
He was educated at Eton College.
He attended Trinity College, Cambridge.
During World War II, he served as a Major in the Coldstream Guards.
He was awarded an MC in 1944 for service with the Guards Armoured Division in Normandy but lost his left leg in August 1944.
Hambro started his career in the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1945, when he established an export trading company in the United States.
He also established franchises of General Motors and British Motor Corporation cars.
He served as the managing director of Hambros Bank, from 1947 to 1972, and as its chairman from 1965 to 1972.
He introduced Eurodollars in January 1963.
He was the chairman of Hambros Bank from 1965 to 1972.
He also set up the Hambros Bank in Guernsey in 1967.
He served as the Chairman of Hambros, Ltd from 1970 to 1983, and its President from 1983 to 1986.
He married two more times: first to Margaret Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe in 1976, secondly to Margaret, Countess Fortescue (née Elisabeth Margaret Stratton, formerly married to Richard Fortescue, 7th Earl Fortescue) in 1988.
He enjoyed grouse shooting in Scotland in August.
He served as the Chairman of Phoenix Assurance Co from 1979 to 1985.
Additionally, he served as the Chairman of Charter Consolidated, a mining corporation, from 1982 to 1988.
He sold Hambros Bank to the Société Générale in 1986.
He invested in "diamond broking, bullion dealing, mining and insurance."
Specifically, he was an investor in the Union Corporation, a South African mining company, the Società Generale Immobiliare, an Italian real estate and construction company, and Taylor Woodrow, a British construction company.
He was a co-founder of Hambro Life, an insurance company later known as Allied Dunbar, providing the seed money to start the firm.
In 1986, he co-founded J.O. Hambro Capital Management, a mergers and acquisitions financial firm, with his three sons.
He served as its chairman from 1986 to 1994.
He was the namesake of J. O. Hambro Investment Management, a financial firm founded by his son Richard in 1986 and renamed Waverton Investment Management in 2014.
Hambro was a member of the Jockey Club.
He bred Thoroughbreds at Waverton, his farm in Gloucestershire, and attended races at the Newmarket Racecourse.
Hambro served as the chairman and trustee of the Henry Smith Charity.
He served on the Board of Governors of the Peabody Trust, a non-profit organisation which offers affordable housing to the disadvantaged.
He also served as the chairman and treasurer of Blesma, The Limbless Veterans.
He endowed the Joint British Cancer Charities J. O. Hambro Award for the Businessman of the Year, which raises funds for Cancer Research UK, Imperial Cancer Research, the Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund.
He married Ann Silvia Muir.
He died on 19 June 1994 in Oxford.
