Augustus Henry Novelli was a London-based physician who graduated Cambridge University in 1845.[1] He lived for a time at Sydenham Hill.[2] He went on to become involved in the Consolidated Bank Limited,[3] and eventually one of its directors.[4] He was in 1870 a plaintiff in Smith & Novelli v Lay, a suit filed in Court of Chancery, over finance to the Meiji government of Imperial Japan.[5][6][7]
Augustus Henry Novelli | |
|---|---|
| Died | 1887 |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Plaintiff in Smith & Novelli v Lay |
| Relatives | Philip Charles |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | Consolidated Bank Limited |
Novelli partnered until 1 January 1856 with Charles Hardy Bowker, Francis Koenig and George Dunner as General Commission Merchants.[8]
Novelli was named on 18 October 1860 by the Lord Lieutenant of the Welsh County of Cardigan, Edward Pryse, as his deputy.[9]
As one of the directors of the Consolidated Bank, Novelli was involved in its June 1866 bankruptcy.[10]
Novelli was in October 1867 named a liquidator of the Cachar Company. [11]
Novelli was partnered with Francis Koenig, Charles Hardy Bowker and Heinrich Wrens until 31 December 1885 as Novelli & Co., General Merchants.[12][13]
Novelli was a member of the Royal College of Physicians, listed in the 1854, 1860, 1866 and 1883 directories.[14][15][16][17]
Augustus Henry Novelli died in 1887.[18]
Legacy
editNovelli's wife was Sarah Helena; they had at least one child, Philip Charles,[19] who graduated Trinity College, Cambridge in 1880,[20] passed the Intermediate bar examination on 19 January 1882,[21] and was made a Grand Steward of the Freemasons on 24 April 1889 under Pro Grand Master Earl of Carnarvon and his Deputy, the Earl of Lathom.[22] Philip Charles would go on to be influential in the affairs of the St. Lawrence Lumber Company,[23] before passing in 1905.[18]
In pursuance of section 142 of the Companies Act 1862, a General Meeting of the Members of Novelli and Company was held at the offices of the W. Bolton Liquidator, 13 Spring-gardens Manchester, on 28 March 1894 at three o'clock in the afternoon, to have the account laid of the bankruptcy, disposal and winding up of the firm.[24] The bankruptcy affected, amongst others, the St. Lawrence Lumber Company, which collapsed as a result.
Notes
edit- ^ "The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c" (1845), p.811
- ^ dulwichsociety.com: "The Story of Sydenham Hill by Ian McInnes", 24 Mar 2015
- ^ "No. 24816". The London Gazette. 25 February 1880. p. 1387.
- ^ "The London and China Telegraph: 1873", p.142
- ^ Jack J. Gerson: "Horatio Nelson Lay and Sino-British Relations, 1854-1864", p.319
- ^ Toshio Suzuki: "Japanese Government Loan Issues on the London Capital Market 1870-1913", p.270
- ^ Toshio Suzuki: "Foreign Government Loan Issues on the London Capital Market, 1870-1913, with Special Reference to Japan", Feb 1991 LSE thesis
- ^ "No. 21851". The London Gazette. 19 February 1856. p. 638.
- ^ "No. 22440". The London Gazette. 30 October 1860. p. 3966.
- ^ "No. 23122". The London Gazette. 1 June 1866. p. 3267.
- ^ "No. 23315". The London Gazette. 25 October 1867. p. 5679.
- ^ "No. 25560". The London Gazette. 19 February 1886. p. 809.
- ^ "No. 25558". The London Gazette. 12 February 1886. p. 701.
- ^ archive.org: "List of the fellows and members of the Royal College of Physicians of London" (1854)
- ^ archive.org: "List of the fellows and members of the Royal College of Physicians of London" (1860)
- ^ archive.org: "List of the fellows and members of the Royal College of Physicians of London" (1866)
- ^ archive.org: "List of the fellows and members of the Royal College of Physicians of London" (1883)
- ^ a b England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966. Wills & Probates, Estates & Guardian Records
- ^ UK Parish Records (London): Church of England Births and Baptisms
- ^ "The Pall Mall Budget: Being a Weekly Collection of Articles Printed in the Pall Mall Gazette from Day to Day, with a Summary of News, Volume 24", p.35
- ^ "The Law Students' Journal - 1882", p.48
- ^ "The Freemason and Masonic Illustrated. A Weekly Record of Progress in Freemasonry, Volumes 22-23", p.236
- ^ Creaghan, Thomas W. (2015). "Ch. 35 - The St. Lawrence Lumber Company". Talented Miramichiers in the Gilded Age. Friesen Press. ISBN 9781460273548.
- ^ "No. 26485". The London Gazette. 16 February 1894. p. 1000.