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William Jardine (24 February 1784 – 27 February 1843) was a Scottish physician, opium merchant and trader who co-founded the Hong Kong based conglomerate Jardine, Matheson & Co. Educated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, in 1802 Jardine obtained a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
William Jardine, a British opium merchant. First, along with his 1 The first Opium War was a conflict between the British Empire and the Qing Empire in China from 1840-1842. The war was fought as a result of the Chinese officials attempt to suppress the opium trade within their borders.
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William Jardine was a Scottish physician, opium merchant and trader who co-founded the Hong Kong based conglomerate Jardine, Matheson & Co. Educated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, in 1802 Jardine obtained a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
In 1832 William Jardine and James Matheson established what would become the greatest British trading company in East Asia in the nineteenth century.
William Jardine was a Scottish physician, opium merchant, and trader who co-founded the Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine, Matheson & Co. He controlled that firm's Canton operations and was a Member of Parliament for Ashburton representing the Whig party.
In 1817 Jardine resigned to become an independent trader. He formed a joint venture with Thomas Weeding, also a retired East India Company surgeon, and Framjee Cowasjee, a Bombay Parsee who exported Malwa opium and Indian cotton to China. Jardine soon gained a reputation for enterprise and commercial acumen.
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Oct 20, 2016 · As an historical concept, gentlemanly capitalism has problems of its own; applying it to the operations of William Jardine and James Matheson in the 1820s and 1830s frankly does little to make its meaning any clearer.
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