Walter Frederick Nutt | |
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Born | 1874 |
Died | 14 November 1940 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Known for | Managing Director of The Straits Trading Company |
Walter Frederick Nutt OBE (1874 – 14 November 1940) was Managing Director of The Straits Trading Company (1918–21), [1] at the time one of the largest tin smelting companies in the world, [2] a member of the Federal Malay States Legislative Council [3] and a prominent freemason who was District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago (1919–23). [4] [5]
Walter Nutt was born in Kensington, London in 1874. [6] He was the son of William Henry Rothery Nutt, an official of the Bank of England, and his wife Kathleen Laura (née Bloxham). [6] Like his brothers, Arthur Nutt and Harold Nutt, he was educated as a boarder at Bedford Modern School. [6] [7]
Nutt was an expatriate in Malaysia and Singapore for much of his commercial life. He was a director of several commercial concerns including the Bagan River Rubber Company [8] and Managing Director of The Straits Trading Company (1918–21). He was a member of the Federal Malay States Legislative Council. [3]
In 1918, Nutt was awarded an OBE for services in connection with war charities. [9]
In 1919, Nutt successfully speculated in the tin market on behalf of the Straits Trading Company. However, similar efforts in 1921 resulted in the company having to miss a semiannual dividend for the first time in its history. Nutt was forced to resign in January 1922. [10]
Nutt was a prominent Freemason becoming District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago (1919–23) [4] He was also the first Commodore of the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club. [11]
On 16 May 1905, Nutt married Gertrude Isabel Cowper at St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore. [12] Gertrude Nutt was an artist and the portrait she painted of her husband in full masonic regalia is included in the BBC’s Your Painting series. [13]
On 27 February 1937, Gertrude Nutt died and Walter Nutt died three years later, on 14 November 1940, following an operation in London. [1] [14] Walter and Gertrude Nutt were survived by two daughters. [1]
Walter Frederick Nutt | |
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Born | 1874 |
Died | 14 November 1940 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Known for | Managing Director of The Straits Trading Company |
Walter Frederick Nutt OBE (1874 – 14 November 1940) was Managing Director of The Straits Trading Company (1918–21), [1] at the time one of the largest tin smelting companies in the world, [2] a member of the Federal Malay States Legislative Council [3] and a prominent freemason who was District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago (1919–23). [4] [5]
Walter Nutt was born in Kensington, London in 1874. [6] He was the son of William Henry Rothery Nutt, an official of the Bank of England, and his wife Kathleen Laura (née Bloxham). [6] Like his brothers, Arthur Nutt and Harold Nutt, he was educated as a boarder at Bedford Modern School. [6] [7]
Nutt was an expatriate in Malaysia and Singapore for much of his commercial life. He was a director of several commercial concerns including the Bagan River Rubber Company [8] and Managing Director of The Straits Trading Company (1918–21). He was a member of the Federal Malay States Legislative Council. [3]
In 1918, Nutt was awarded an OBE for services in connection with war charities. [9]
In 1919, Nutt successfully speculated in the tin market on behalf of the Straits Trading Company. However, similar efforts in 1921 resulted in the company having to miss a semiannual dividend for the first time in its history. Nutt was forced to resign in January 1922. [10]
Nutt was a prominent Freemason becoming District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago (1919–23) [4] He was also the first Commodore of the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club. [11]
On 16 May 1905, Nutt married Gertrude Isabel Cowper at St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore. [12] Gertrude Nutt was an artist and the portrait she painted of her husband in full masonic regalia is included in the BBC’s Your Painting series. [13]
On 27 February 1937, Gertrude Nutt died and Walter Nutt died three years later, on 14 November 1940, following an operation in London. [1] [14] Walter and Gertrude Nutt were survived by two daughters. [1]