Charles Ormston Eaton
Charles Ormston Eaton | |
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| Born | Error: Invalid birth date for calculating age Ketton Hall, Rutland, England |
| Died | September 14, 1907 (aged 80) Tolethorpe Hall, Rutland, England |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, cricketer |
| Known for | Banker at Eaton, Cayley & Co. Bank; first-class cricket player for Marylebone Cricket Club |
Charles Ormston Eaton (25 January 1827 – 14 September 1907) was an English banker and a player of first-class cricket. He was born at Ketton Hall and passed away at Tolethorpe Hall, both located in Rutland. Eaton received his education at Harrow School followed by Trinity College, Cambridge, where he completed a BA in 1849, which was subsequently upgraded to an MA in 1852. Between 1847 and 1853, he participated in three first-class cricket matches, including appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
Eaton held a directorship at Eaton, Cayley & Co. Bank in Stamford, a financial institution later known as The Stamford, Spalding and Boston Banking Co. His father, Stephen Ormston Eaton, had been a partner in the bank. Upon his father's death, management of the bank fell to his mother, Charlotte Anne Eaton, who oversaw operations until 1859. Eventually, the bank merged into Barclays in 1911.
As a prominent supporter of the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary and St Augustine, Stamford, Eaton financed both the acquisition of its land and the installation of an organ. In 1864, he purchased the Tolethorpe estate and carried out significant improvements to the hall and its surrounding gardens. His public service included roles as justice of the peace for Northamptonshire, the Liberty of Peterborough, and Rutland. Additionally, he fulfilled duties as Sheriff of Rutland in 1864. In 1858, he married Elizabeth Jane Hedley; their son Hubert Eaton subsequently served as Sheriff of Rutland in 1906.