Bertram Wodehouse Currie
Bertram Wodehouse Currie | |
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| Born | Error: Invalid birth date for calculating age Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | December 29, 1896 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | High Sheriff of the County of London (1892–1893) |
Bertram Wodehouse Currie (25 November 1827 – 29 December 1896) was a prominent British banker who held the position of High Sheriff of the County of London between 1892 and 1893.
Early life
Currie was born in Marylebone, London, as the son of banker and politician Raikes Currie and Hon. Laura Sophia Wodehouse, herself the daughter of John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse. His education included attendance at Eton College from 1840 to 1845, followed by studies in foreign languages in Weimar, Germany. His younger sibling, Philip Currie, 1st Baron Currie, pursued a diplomatic career, serving as ambassador to both the Ottoman Empire and Italy.
Career
Following his schooling at Cheam School and Eton, Currie entered his father’s banking establishment located at 29 Cornhill in the City of London. This enterprise merged into Glyn, Mills, Currie in 1864, where he rose to become the senior partner. Additionally, he held the role of financial member on the Council of India from 1880 until 1895.
Marriage
Currie wed Caroline Louisa Young on 31 October 1860; she was the daughter of Sir William Lawrence Young, 4th Baronet and Conservative Member of Parliament. The couple had two sons and lived at Minley Manor in Hampshire—property inherited from his father—as well as Coombe Warren near Kingston, London, a location famously linked to John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga. Their son Laurence Currie JP married Edith Sibyl Mary Finch, daughter of the politician George Finch.
Death
In October 1896, Currie embraced Roman Catholicism, following his wife's earlier conversion in 1862. He passed away on 29 December 1896 at Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, London, with his wife surviving him.