Frank Cyril Tiarks
Frank Cyril Tiarks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Template:Birth date |
| Died | April 7, 1952 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, Naval officer |
| Known for | Director of the Bank of England, partner at J. Henry Schröder & Co. and Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, High Sheriff of Kent |
Frank Cyril Tiarks OBE (9 July 1874 – 7 April 1952) was a prominent English banking professional.
Family
He was the son of Henry Frederick Tiarks (1832–1911), who held a partnership at J. Henry Schröder & Co. in London, and Agnes Morris (1840–1923), the adopted daughter of Alexander Schlüsser, another partner at Schröder. His paternal grandfather was Johann Gerhard Tiarks, who served as chaplain to the Duchess of Kent.
Biography
Tiarks received his education aboard HMS Britannia between 1887 and 1889 and continued as a midshipman in the Royal Navy until 1894. Following the passing of his elder brother, he departed from naval service to enter his father’s business ventures. His professional roles encompassed serving as a director at the Bank of England from 1912 to 1945, being a partner at J. Henry Schröder & Co., and holding partnership in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company from 1917 to 1948. In 1927, he fulfilled the duties of High Sheriff of Kent and was honored with the title Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
During the First World War, Tiarks operated as Lieutenant-Commander under Sir William Reginald Hall within Room 40 of Naval Intelligence. Despite his German heritage, he was affiliated with both the Anglo-German Fellowship and the British Union of Fascists; nonetheless, he was listed in Hitler’s 'Black Book'.
Marriage and issue
On 18 November 1899, Tiarks married Emmie Marie Franziska Brödermann (1875–1943) in Hamburg. The couple had five children:
- Henry Frederic Tiarks (1900–1995), who wed Lady Millicent Taylour
- Ramona Maria Clara Tiarks (1902–1991)
- Edward Mathias Tiarks (1904–1929), who died in an aviation accident
- Myra Emmy Tiarks (1910–2006)
- Peter Frank Tiarks MC (1910–1975), married first Pamela Clarke and subsequently Lady Henrietta Finch-Hatton
His granddaughter, Henrietta Tiarks, later became Dowager Duchess of Bedford. Additionally, he was a first cousin thrice removed to Mark Phillips. At his passing, his estate was appraised at £222,830 in 1952.
References
- "The Forgotten Banker"
- Nicholas Mander, "Queen of Seven Swords", Owlpen Press, 2013 – biography with sources
- "Burke's Peerage and Baronetage"