Shaw, Wallace & Co
Shaw, Wallace & Co Ltd
'Shaw, Wallace & Co Ltd' were Managing Agent and Representatives, based in Madras and Bombay, with UK office 'R G Shaw & Co'[1].
History
Shaw Jamieson and Company
In 1868, ‘Shaw Jamieson & Co’ was founded in Calcutta by David Shaw and W. Jamieson [2].
Shaw Finlayson and Company
The Company become ‘Shaw Finlayson & Co’ in 1873-74, when Francis Finlayson became a partner on Jamieson’s death. In 1874 Charles William Wallace joined Lyall Anderson, the firm’s London Agents and two years later a London office was opened. The business in Calcutta was expanded when Finlayson ventured into the Indian produce business, built a railway and developed enterprises in coal, timber and oil. Wallace went to Calcutta in the 1880’s to investigate rumours of mismanagement in the firm, including the unsuccessful attempt to float the ‘Assam Railways and Trading Company’ on the London market, and the firm of ‘Shaw Finlayson and Company’ was wound up in 1881-84[2] .
Shaw Wallace & Company
Charles William Wallace from 1884-86 worked for [‘ [Finlay, Muir & Co]]’ in Calcutta whilst R.Gordon Shaw, a relation of David Shaw, returned to London and re-established the remnants of the original Shaw Finlayson business, to manage his and other tea estates in India. The firm ‘Shaw Wallace & Company’ was created in 1886 [2] .
Company Representatives
“Shaw Wallace & Co’ acted in the Madras Presidency for a number of companies including:-
- Arthur Koppel & Co becoming in 1909 Orenstein & Koppel in 1909. Calcutta based Agents for supply all types of light railway materials [3].
and in Madras and Bombay Presidency for
- Decauville et Compagnie In 1910 their Agent in Madras and Bombay was 'Shaw, Wallace & Co.'[4].
- Burmah Oil Company. In 1891 'Shaw, Wallace & Co' became responsible for marketing 'Burmah Oil' products in India [5]. The arrangement lasted until 1928, when the arrangement was terminated [6].
Tea Gardens
The records show that 'Shaw, Wallace & Co' were also Managing Agent for the following. See Tea Gardens in Assam for further information:-
- Assam Frontier Tea with tea gardens at Hilika, Talap, Dangori and Longsaol in the Tinsukia District; and Hapjan Parabat and Balimara in the Dibrugarh District [7].
- Budla Beta Tea Co Ltd with tea gardens at Bokpara, Pengaree, Kanjikoah and Kharjan in the Dibrugarh District [8].
References
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AS21 footnote 1, page ....
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Google Books ‘Merchants of the Raj: British Managing Agency Houses in Calcutta’ by Stephanie ; Retrieved 29 May 2020
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB94 page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB74 page ....
- ↑ Google Books " Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies" by Geoffrey Jones, page 281; Retrieved 12 Oct 2017
- ↑ Google Books "Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries" by Geoffrey Jones. Page 281; Retrieved 15 Oct 2017
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AS79 page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AS21 page ....