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Cedric Blaker, CBE, MC, ED (1889 – 18 June 1965), was a British businessman who held numerous prominent positions in Hong Kong. He served as an unofficial member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (1949–1958), Chairman of Butterfield & Swire (1947–1958), Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (1953, 1956–1957), Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (1953–1958), Chairman of J. E. Nathan & Co., Chairman of the South China Morning Post, and Honorary Commander of the Hong Kong Regiment of the Hong Kong Defence Force. He retired in 1958.[1] Blaker passed away in 1965.
He had two sons. His elder son, Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker, served as a Member of the UK Parliament, while his younger son, Derek John Renshaw Blaker, served as an unofficial member of the Hong Kong Urban Council.
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- ↑ Butterfield & Swire Chairman Cedric Blaker to retire next month; Legislative Council seat to be filled by Blakely; HSBC Chairmanship to be succeeded by Dunn, Hong Kong Industrial and Commercial Daily, 16 February 1958.