The Anglo-Burmese Library Members' Area
  • Home
    • Privacy Policy & Cookies
    • About Us / Contact Us
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Mark Steevens
    • Projects
    • Useful Links
    • Message Boards/Tracing people
    • Recommended Reading
  • Members' Area Content. Click any box below
    • Search
    • Birth, Marriage, Death Records, Cemeteries, Probate & Biographies.
    • Myanmar National Archives./ Directories/ Maps/ Newspapers & Periodicals /Freemasonry
    • Companies & Employment / Churches / Schools & Colleges.
    • Military Records
    • ABL Forum
  • TREK OUT OF BURMA
    • Trek Out of Burma
  • Photo Gallery
    • Photo Gallery
  • News
Sentry Page Protection
Please Wait...

Some of the Leading Businessmen 
of the colonial era


extracts from
 "Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma"
Digitized by Cornell University
 To search this page press ctrl + F   

RANGOON TRADES ASSOCIATION 1898
The Rangoon Trades  Association was formed on the 3rd January 1898, when a meeting of the tradespeople of Rangoon was called by William Redmond, advocate, who suggested the formation of such an association.  The meeting was attended by principals of the leading firms and it was unanimously resolved to form the Rangoon Trades Association, with the first committee consisting of:-
Mr. S. Oppenheimer of the firm of Messrs. S. Oppenheimer & Co. as its first president. 
Mr. George Blackstock of Messrs. Rowe & Co. vice-president.  
Mr. A. O. Oliver, of Messrs. Scott & Co. was appointed honorary treasurer.
Messrs. H. W. Watts and F. D. Phinney, auditors
Mr. H. W. Watts of Messrs. Arthur Barnes & Co.      
Mr. W. M. Turner of Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co.
Mr. D. Macfie of Messrs. Macfie & Co.
Mr. J. Harris of Messrs. S. Oppenheimer & Co. 
Mr. S. Balthazar of Messrs. Balthazar & Son.    

Mr. O. F. Misquith of Messrs. Misquith & Co
Mr. J. Vaillant of Messrs. Edmund Jones & Co.
Mr. J. Guthrie of the Rangoon Medical Hall
Mr. F. D. Phinney of the American Baptist Mission Press.
Mr. William Redmond


RANGOON TRADES ASSOCIATION MEMBERS - 1909
Picture
J. McGeachin
 President
Picture
J. E. Du Bern
 Vice-President
Picture
H. W. Watts
Picture
William Redmond, V.D Secretary
Picture
Siegmund Oppenheimer
Picture
M. Oppenheimer 
Hon. Treasurer
Picture
F. F. Goodliffe
Picture
O. F. Misquith
Picture
C. Stuart
Picture
R. J. C. Robertson
Picture
F. D. Phinney, M.D
Picture
G. Blackstock
Picture
S. C. Coombes 
Picture
A. C. Martin
Picture
T. R. Calvert
Picture
W. M. Turner

1910

Picture
E. J. Holberton 
(Up-Country Manager,)
Bombay-Burma Trading Corp. Rangoon
Picture
John A. Hannay
F.C. Hannay & Co. 
Rangoon
Picture
Major E. J. Foucar
Foucar & Co. Rangoon
Picture
J. E. Mack
Vice-President, Rangoon Rice Brokers Association
Picture
George O. Stewart
Stewart, Raeburn & Co.
Rangoon

Picture
Edgar F. Dunk
Bombay-Burma Trading Corp.  Mandalay

Picture
P. L. Christensen
Mitchell,Christensen & Co.
Moulmein
Picture
J.G. Hodgson
Howarth, Erskine Ltd.
Rangoon
Picture
George Clifford
Mower & Co. Rangoon

Picture
C. L. Melosch
Melosch & Co. Moulmein
Picture
Lim Chin Tsong
Owner Lim Chin Tsong Rubber Estate, Twante
Picture
Ong Gyock Lin
Manager, Lim Chin Tsong
Rubber Estate, Twante
Picture
Rowland Ady 
(Rangoon)
Picture
Picture
W.C. Wickersham,
Resident Manager, Shanghai Life Insurance 
Rangoon
S. C. Johannes
(Rangoon)

Picture
C.A. Petley
(Toungoo)
Picture
G. S. Clark
British Plumbing & Sanitary Engineering Co.
Rangoon
Picture
W. Farrell
Harman & Co., Rangoon
Picture
 Tan Kim Chye
Owner Eng Bang Whet & Co., Vice-president Chinese Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Picture
Leong Hain Kee
Vice-President Chinese Chamber of Commerce and
property owner

Picture
Domenico De Moro
D. Dominic & Co. 
Rangoon
Picture
H. T. Gayton
Manager, China Mutual Life Ins. Co.. Rangoon
Picture
J. D. Stewart
J.D. Stewart & Co.
Moulmein
Picture
T. Fowle
(Rangoon)
Picture
J. Meikle
Junior Partner, Stork & Co. Rangoon
Picture
E. T. Low
Managing Director, 
Crisp & Co. Rangoon
Picture
Chan Ma Phee 
Property Owner, Rangoon
Picture
H. M. Spencer
Manager, Reuter's  Telegram Co. Rangoon
Picture
K. Solomon
Managing Partner, 
Soloman & Co. Rangoon
Picture
B. Standen
Manager, Oriental Telephone & Electric Co.
Rangoon
Picture
Mayer A. Sofaer
(Rangoon)
Picture
R. H. Wakefield
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co.
Mandalay

Picture
John Stuart, owner/manager the "Rangoon Gazette" c. 1910
Picture
Picture

Data and images on this website are the copyright of ​the Anglo-Burmese Library, all rights reserved.  ​
​Page updated 15th January 2025