Joseph Jardine (1822 - 1861) was a ''taipan'' of the
Jardine Matheson & Co. and member of the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong ...
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Joseph was the nephew of
Dr. William Jardine, founder of the Jardine Matheson & Co., and younger brother of
David Jardine. He followed the family tradition by going to China in 1843 and being given a partnership in Jardine Matheson & Co. He succeeded his elder brother David, becoming taipan of the trading firm and unofficial member of the Legislative Council after David's death in 1856.
He retired in 1860 at the age of 38 and died next year at
Castlemilk
Castlemilk ( gd, Caisteal Mheilc) is a district of Glasgow, Scotland. It lies to the far south of the city centre, adjacent to the Croftfoot and Simshill residential areas within the city to the north-west, the town of Rutherglen - neighbourhoo ...
, an estate bought for him by his brother.
See also
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Family tree of William Jardine (1784-1843)
References
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Jardine Matheson Group
Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
1822 births
1861 deaths
19th-century Scottish businesspeople