Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman)
Dates
- Existence: 1906 - 1982
Biography
John Henry Keswick joined Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1929. He was employed in several departments in China before working in the Private Office at Hong Kong and Shanghai, and subsequently joined Matheson & Co. Ltd. He was a Director of both Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Matheson & Co. Ltd. He was the son of Henry Keswick (1870-1928) of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Matheson & Co. Ltd.
Found in 202 Collections and/or Records:
Private and confidential letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai, 1945-1954
Copies of private and confidential letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with related letters and papers. The correspondents are T. Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, A.W. Robson and E.F. Watts.
Private and confidential letters from Hong Kong to Singapore, 1954-1978
Private and confidential letters from Hong Kong to Tokyo, 12 Oct. 1949-23 May 1957
Private and confidential letters from London to British West Indies, 4 Jan. 1956-14 Nov. 1957
Private and confidential letters from London to Hong Kong, 1954-1981 (1954-1970 and 1974-1981)
Private and confidential letters from London to Hong Kong, 1945-1984 (1945-1975 and 1983-1984)
Private and confidential letters from London to Hong Kong and Shanghai, 13 June 1929-26 Apr. 1938
Private and confidential letters from London to Shanghai, 3 Oct. 1945-23 Aug. 1950
Private and confidential letters from London to Singapore, 1955-1975 (1955 and 1957-1975)
Copies of private and confidential letters from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Henry Waugh Ltd, Jardine Waugh Ltd and Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, Singapore, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are D.I. Bosanquet, J.G. Curtis, H. Flint, M.A.R. Herries, J.A. Heywood, F.M.V. Johnstone, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, L.E.C. Letts, D.S. Middleditch, A. Reid, Sir H. Trevelyan and E.F. Watts.
Private and confidential letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong, 1945-1954
Copies of private and confidential letters from Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are T. Beesley, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox and F.A. Pollock.
Private and confidential letters from Shanghai to London, 10 Sep. 1945-9 May 1950
Private and confidential letters from Singapore to London, 1955-1975
Original private and confidential letters from Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Henry Waugh Ltd, Jardine Waugh Ltd and Jardine Matheson, Singapore, to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are A.D. Angus, I.F. Aucott, H.D.M. Barton, D.I. Bosanquet, Chan U Seek, M.A.R. Herries, J.A. Heywood, F.M.V. Johnstone, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, L.E.C. Letts, M.N.Y. Liew and E.F. Watts.
Private and confidential letters from Tokyo to Hong Kong, 1949-1955
Copies of private and confidential letters from Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are I.F. Aucott, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, D.F. Landale, G.L. Marshall, F.A. Pollock, M.L. Railton and E.F. Watts.
Private correspondence with D.I. Bosanquet, 1954
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Canton and Taipei and between Shanghai and Hankow, 1953
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Canton, Swatow, Taipei and Tientsin, 1952
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and London, Shanghai and Tokyo, 1950-1954
Property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai and Tokyo, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are I.D. Bruce, R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, F.A. Pollock, M.L. Railton, W.E.D. Smith and E.F. Watts.
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai, 1921-1938
Property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Shanghai, with enclosed letters and papers. The series begins with original property letters from Shanghai to Hong Kong only; from J2/1/4 there are also copies of property letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai. The correspondents are R.M. Austin, B.D.F. Beith, D.G.M. Bernard, R.E. Coxon, John Johnstone, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, D.F. Landale, J.J. Paterson, G.W. Sheppard, A. Brooke Smith and A.B. Stewart.
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai and Hankow, Taipei and Tientsin, 1948-1949
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai and outports, 1948-1949
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai and outports, 1950-1951
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Shanghai and Tientsin, 1950-1951
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Taipei, 1950-1951
Property correspondence between Hong Kong and Tokyo, 1948-1949
Property correspondence between Hong Kong, London and Shanghai, 1945-1949
Property correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with enclosed letters and papers. The correspondents are R. Gordon, J.H. Keswick, W.J. Keswick, D.F. Landale, H.H. Lennox, J.F. Owen, J.J. Paterson, F.A. Pollock, W.E.D. Smith and J.C. Taylor.