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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 (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.
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, Co-founder of Jardine, Matheson & Company – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group. July 31, 2019 Hugh Farmer Articles, General, Hong Kong Companies, Non-Hong Kong Companies, People, Shipyards + Shipping.
In 1837, the Qing government, having vacillated for a while on the correct approach to the problem of growing opium addiction amongst the people, decided to expel merchant William Jardine of Jardine, Matheson & Co. along with others involved in the illegal trade.
Lochmaben. William Jardine lived from 24 February 1784 to 27 February 1843. He was a ship's surgeon who went on to become one of the founders of Jardine Matheson trading company. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. William Jardine was born on a farm near Lochmaben in southern Scotland.
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