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Harry Simpson Gee (1842-1924)
A large and handsome painting was donated to the University of Leicester in 2010 by Clive Simpson Gee, great-grandson of H. S. Gee. Another large painting was given to the Leicester Town Hall portrait collection by HSBC Bank, following the closure of its Granby Street branch in the same year. To mark these donations, Caroline Wessel has written a detailed account of the life and work of her great-grandfather.
Harry Simpson Gee (1842-1924), Victorian Leicester businessman and philanthropist, ran the prosperous boot and shoe business Stead & Simpson, and was Chairman of the Leicestershire Banking Company (later Midland, then HSBC). His legacy of £20,000 to the University of Leicester would be equivalent in today’s terms to £6.5 million. The Percy Gee Building on the campus honors H. S. Gee’s son Percy, who worked tirelessly for the University in its early days, as did his brothers, Ernest and Cecil.
Owner/Source |
Clive Simpson Gee |
File name |
Harry Simpson Gee.JPG |
File Size |
302.08k |
ID |
68 |
Dimensions |
1090 x 1320 |
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