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Sir Frederick Eley, 1st Baronet

Sir Frederick Eley, 1st Baronet

British banker

Sir Frederick Eley, 1st Baronet (22 November 1866 – 7 February 1951) was an English banker.

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Eley was born in Shrewsbury and educated at Shrewsbury School. He joined the National Provincial Bank and rose to the post of general manager with a seat on the board of directors. He was also chairman of John Waddington Ltd, Cope & Timmins, Crosse & Blackwell Ltd (1932–1946), the Waldorf Hotel Company, and the Bank of British West Africa (1942–1948). He was chairman of the Chelsea Hospital for Women and was a prominent racehorse owner.

Announced in the 1921 New Year Honours,[1] he was created a baronet of Sagamore in the parish of Shiplake in the County of Oxford on 14 January 1921.[2]

Eley died on 7 February 1951, aged eighty-four. His cremated ashes were buried at Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire.

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  1. [1]
    "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1920. p. 2.
  2. [2]
    "No. 32262". The London Gazette. 18 March 1921. p. 2219.

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