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Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet
For other people named Thomas Jackson, see Thomas Jackson (disambiguation).
Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet, (Chinese: 昃臣; 1841 – 1915) was an Irish bank manager who was the third Chief Manager of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
He was responsible for financing the development of Colonial Hong Kong under the first large scale bank.
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Early years
Sir Thomas Jackson was born on 4 June 1841 in Carrigallen, County Leitrim, Ireland, the second of six sons of David and Elizabeth Jackson. He spend his childhood in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, and, in 1860, joined the Belfast Branch of the Bank of Ireland.
Jackson travelled to Hong Kong in 1864 to join the Agra and Masterbank.[1]
In 1864, the foundation of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation ("HSBC") building was being developed.[2]
Jackson joined the bank in 1865, a year after its opening[3] and served terms as accountant in Shanghai a