Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn

British merchant

Date of Birth: 28-Jul-1881

Place of Birth: England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1943

Profession: banker

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn

  • Sir Vandeleur Molyneux Grayburn (28 July 1881 – 21 August 1943) was the chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation from 1930 to 1943.
  • He was the most powerful financier in the Far East in the 1930s, and took an important role in establishing Hong Kong dollar as the official currency of the colony.
  • During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in World War II, Grayburn was arrested for providing monetary and logistics aid to military prisoners and bank employees held hostage, imprisoned, and later died at Stanley Prison.

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