Benjamin David Fleming Beith (1884–1960) was a British businessman in China and member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
B. D. F. Beith was the manager of the Jardine Matheson & Co. and worked in both Hong Kong and Shanghai.[1] He was also member of the board of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1925.[2][3][4]
He was made Justice of the Peace in January 1928.[5] In the same year, he was appointed to the Legislative Council in May.[6] In April 1929, he was nominated by the Chamber of Commerce to fill the vacancy at the Legislative Council for eight months during the absence of John Owen Hughes.[1] He was again appointed to the Legislative Council in March 1930 in replacement of A. C. Hynes and continued to serve until 1933.[7]
He became member of the Executive Council in June 1929 during the absence of Henry Pollock.[8]
Among others he was also member of the Authorized Architects' Committee.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr. B. D. F. Beith". The China Mail. 20 April 1929. p. 5.
- ^ "Advertisements". The Straits Times. 19 February 1930. p. 19.
- ^ "Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Ninth Report of the Court of Directors". Noronha & Co. 21 February 1925.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: One Hundred and Tenth Report of the Court of Directors". Noronha & Co. 27 February 1926.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 107. 2 March 1928.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 267. 9 May 1928.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 183. 24 March 1928.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 308. 4 June 1929.
- ^ "The Hongkong Government Gazette". The Hongkong Government. No. 297. 16 May 1928.