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	William Jardine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		William Jardine (1784-1843) was a ship surgeon who went into the trading business in China, where he became a powerful merchant and was instrumental in starting the First Opium War.
		William was born on 1784 in a farm near Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
		Jardine was known as the planner, the tough negotiator and strategist of the firm and Matheson was known as the organization man, who handled the firm's correspondence, books of accounts and finances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Jardine (2245 words)

	William Jardine
		William Jardine was born in 1784 in Lochmaben[?], Dumfriesshire[?], Scotland.
		Jardine, engages in this trade and was able to save enough, wherein upon leaving the company, he serves as commercial agent for different merchants, firstly with the trading concern of Cowasjee of Bombay then lastly to the firm of Magniac and Co in Canton.
		Jardine was known for his legendary imperiousness and sturdy pride, nicknamed by the locals, "The Iron-headed Old Rat" after being hit on the head by a rock thrown by an angry mob during a petition by the China traders to the Mandarins in Canton.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/William_Jardine.html (1207 words)

	William Jardine (naturalist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir William Jardine, seventh baronet of Applegirth (February 23, 1800 - November 21, 1874) was a Scottish naturalist.
		Jardine's other publications included an edition of Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne which re-established White's reputation, Illustrations of Ornithology (1825-43), and an affordable edition of Alexander Wilson's Birds of America.
		Jardine was the author of a number of bird species, alone or in conjunction with his friend Prideaux John Selby.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Jardine_(naturalist) (181 words)

	William M. Jardine
		WILLIAM M. JARDINE, Dean of the Division of Agriculture and Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Kansas State Agricultural College, was born January 16, 1879, on a ranch in Oneida County, Idaho, where his parents, William and Rebecca (Dudley) Jardine had settled as pioneers in 1871 at the time of their marriage.
		William M. Jardine, their fourth child and eldest son, found it necessary at an early age to assume unusual responsibilities which were destined to give him invaluable experience and an unexcelled practical training.
		W. Jardine is a comparatively young man whose untiring energy, indomitable courage and initiative, combined with a winning personality, a student attitude, and a unique ability to apply science effectively to the most practical farm problems, have amply merited his rapid promotion in positions of responsibility.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1918ks/bioj/jardinwm.html (1103 words)

	William Jardine
		One of these, William Jardine, was to become Secretary of Agriculture during the presidency of Calvin Coolidge.
		Not only was Jardine a practitioner of farming methods having been born and raised on a farm, but early in his career became an authority on soils and farm crops and wrote extensively on agriculture.
		As Secretary of Agriculture, Jardine was a competent administrator and was to prove an effective bulwark against those in favor of governmental price-fixing of surplus crops and commodities.
	www.kshs.org /portraits/jardine_william.htm (256 words)

	Clan JARDINE
		The chiefly house is that of Jardine of Applegarth, a well established and landed family, the head of which was raised to the baronage of Nova Scotia by patent dated 1672.
		The Buchanan-Jardine of Castlemilk, Dumfries is one of the families that is descended from Dr. William Jardine, co-founder of the famous Jardine Matheson conglomerate.
		In 1573 the King confirmed the grant of lands to Sir Alexander Jardine of Jardinefield in Berwickshire; Applegirth and Sibbaldbie in Dumfrieshire; Hartside and Wandel in Lanarkshire; and Kirkandrews in Kirkcudbright.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/htol/jardine2.html (727 words)

	Sixth Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WILLIAM JARDINE was born in 1837 in Boreland, Dumfriesshire.
		MARY JANE CONNOR was born in 1842 in Kilmore, Armagh and died in 1907.
		JESSIE JARDINE was born in 1878 and died in 1878.
	www.designandcopy.ca /johnjardine1680/d9.htm (111 words)

	American President
		William Manor Jardine was born in Oneida County, Idaho, on January 16, 1879.
		In 1930, Jardine was appointed as U.S. minister to Egypt.
		Jardine returned to serve as president of the University of Wichita (1934-1949).
	www.americanpresident.org /history/calvincoolidge/cabinet/agriculture/agricultureCopy2/email.html (125 words)

	WmJardine
		Sir William Jardine, Bart., the eminent naturalist and ornithologist, was born at Edinburgh, 1800.
		Another study, by which Sir W. Jardine became known to the scientific world, was that of Ichnology, or the study of the footprints of different animals, when left imprinted upon the shores of seas, lakes, or rivers.
		The specimens in Sir William’s cabinet were found in a peat moss on his estate; and in the same moss there were found a small brass kettle and pot, which are also in his possession.
	users.quista.net /dgnhas/Image_pages/Images_Presidents/wmjardine.htm (5512 words)

	JOHN JARDINE Curry Flat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jardine underwent a serious operation in Sydney, and although the best of medical skill was procured and everything possible was done, it was to no avail.
		William Jardine, one of the pioneers of Monaro.
		Jardine’s favourite fl charger, and followed the private road through the estate so carefully and proudly managed by the late owner until the very eve of his death.
	www.cooma.nsw.gov.au /monaropioneers/jardinej.htm (1677 words)

	Hilton family
		ELIZABETH JARDINE was born Learmouth District at 'The Spr 1878.
		EDWIN JARDINE was born Learmouth District, at'The Springs'.
		LOUISA JARDINE was born Learmouth District, at 'The Springs', Victoria, Aus 1885.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~heatherk/i0000080.htm (518 words)

	The Descendants of John Jardine and Isabella Meldream
		Notes for WILLIAM JARDINE: At the time of the Census in 1861 they lived on the south side of St. Peter's Bay on Lot 40, there were two boys from 6 to 16, two boys from 16 to 21, two males from 21 to 45, and one male from 45 to 60.
		Marriage Notes for WILLIAM JARDINE and MARY MCLAREN: William and Mary were married by licence to John Jardine, J.P., witnesses were John Dixon and David McLaren, (I believe Mary is the daughter of David McLaren and Elizabeth Patience/Payton.
		Notes for WILLIAM JARDINE: William in buried in Belle River, P.E.I. Date of death is from the Loyalist Comptons of P.E.I. Notes for MARY GRACE COMPTON: Mary is the daughter of John Henry Compton and Flora Grace Munn and the granddaughter of John Compton and Mary Grant.
	www.islandregister.com /jardine1.html (2876 words)

	ipedia.com: William Jardine (naturalist) Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir William Jardine, seventh baronet of Applegirth was a Scottish naturalist.
		Jardine made natural history available to all levels of Victorian society by editing and issuing the hugely popular forty...
		Jardine was the author of a number of bird species in conjunction with his friend Prideaux John Selby.
	www.ipedia.com /william_jardine__naturalist_.html (184 words)

	William D. Jardine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William D. JARDINE was born in Randolph township of Morris county, December 16, 1864, son of John C. and Henrietta (HULSE) JARDINE.
		JARDINE’s father was a miner, and superintendent of the Port Oram furnace, also combining farming with his other vocations.
		JARDINE married Grace M. WARNER, a native of Massachusetts, and a daughter of Warters W. The other children in the WARNER family besides Mrs.
	www.rootsweb.com /~njmorris/lewisbios/jardinewilliamd.htm (406 words)

	WILLIAM JARDINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		William Jardine was born at Ryedale, Dumfries, Scotland in 1819.
		William Jardine purchased quite a bit of land around Monaro, but finally acquired Curry Flat, where he applied his energies to improving it and producing fine livestock.
		The vision, commitment and generous support given by William and John Jardine 'in making Nimmitabel a great place to live will be long remembered by the present generation, who reap the fruits of their labour.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~mould/monaro/jardinew.htm (332 words)

	The Opium Traders
		William Jardine was hired in 1802 by the legendary East India Company as an 18-year-old straight out of Edinburgh Medical School to be a surgeon on an eight-month voyage from London to Canton.
		Jardine Matheson was founded 15 years later after a meeting with another Scots trader, James Matheson from Sutherland.
		Jardine Matheson became the first foreign trading house in Japan, expanding its trade to coal, metals and machinery.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/scotsman/opium_traders.htm (293 words)

	Prudence Audrey Haggie 1919
		John was born on 7 March 1900, the son of Sir Robert William Buchanan Jardine and Ethel Mary Piercy.
		Prudence was born abt 1919, the daughter of William Haggie and Sybil Clark Thompson.
		Sir John is head of Jardine Matheson and Co., one of the biggest British Firms in China.
	members.cox.net /ghgraham/prudencehaggie.html (687 words)

	Turnbull Clan Genealogy Collection - Person Page 405 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Occupation: William* Jardine was a Squatter at at Nimmitabel, New South Wales.
		William Jarvis is the son of Edmund Jarvis and Ann Jane Black.
		William Jarvis was the son of Edmund Jarvis and Mary Quentin.
	www.turnbullclan.com /tca_genealogy/tca_all-p/p405.htm (1048 words)

	Burness Genealogy and Family History - Person Page 215 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was the son of William Jardine and Mary Hestor Nott Burness.
		She was the daughter of William Jardine and Mary Hestor Nott Burness.
		William Ivor Jardine is the son of Alexander Halliday Jardine and Beryl Lloyd Jenkins.
	www.burness.ca /p215.htm (586 words)

	A Tale of Two Jardine's
		Jardine, born March 13, 1874 in Upper Freetown, Prince Edward Island; died December 01, 1932 in Millerton, New Brunswick.
		Jardine, born August 27, 1910 in Upper Freetown, Prince Edward Island; died December 18, 1910 in Upper Freetown, Prince Edward Island.
		Jardine, born December 27, 1902 in Kelvin Grove, Prince Edward Island; died January 05, 1978 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
	www.islandregister.com /jardine.html (4240 words)

	PAPERS OF WILLIAM JARDINE AS SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, DIPLOMAT AND UNIVERSITY OF WICHITA PRESIDENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Correspondence of Jardine as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Diplomat, 1925-1934.
		William Jardine to Prince Mohammed Aly Pasha, December 29, 1934
		Certificate of appointment of William Jardine as Secretary of Agriculture, February 18, 1925; Certificate conferring an honorary Doctorate of Law to William Jardine from Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1927; Certificate conferring the title of President Emeritus to William Jardine from the Municipal University of Wichita Board of Regents, July 1949.
	specialcollections.wichita.edu /collections/ms/73-07/73-7-B.HTML (1641 words)

	Oldimprints.com: Natural History - Butterflies and Moths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two beautifully patterned moths, one brown and orange, one pink, green and brown and a spiky yellow and red caterpillar, the botanical background is etched in.
		A beautifully patterned, green, red, brown, white and blue moth, a red, yellow and green caterpillar and a purple pupa are handcolored, the botanical background is etched in.
		A beautifully patterned blue, pink, yellow, fl and white moth with curly antennae and a striking green and yellow caterpillar with one yellow horn, the botanical background is etched in.
	www.oldimprints.com /prints/plepent_1.htm (1004 words)

	The Chief Superintendent of Trade
		Lord William John Napier, Britain's first Chief Superintendent of Trade, had no understanding of the situation in China and in the short span of three months managed to anger, insult, threaten, provoke and attack the very people with whom he had been ordered to establish friendly and open trade relations.
		William Jardine's subtle yet bold assessment of the economic potential of the Chinese market, based on long and personal experience, went far beyond Lord Napier's limited understanding.
		Though Jardine and his compatriots continued to back Napier's refusal to yield to the Viceroy and leave Canton, other merchants began to have their doubts.
	www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C17/E1702.htm (3566 words)

	History
		Their earliest stronghold was Spedlings Tower, which was abandoned in the late seventeenth century when the family moved across the River Annan to Jardine Hall, apparently to escape the ghost of an unfortunate miller who had been left to starve to death in the tower’s dungeon.
		For his clan’s support, Jardine was to receive a pension from the revenues of the Archbishopric of Glasgow, but this was never paid.
		Dr William Jardine went to the Far East as a surgeon for the East India Company.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /candjj/html/history.html (780 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Jardine : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sir Alexander Jardine of Applegirth was active in defending the Borders against the incursions of the English.
		Another cadet of Applegirth was the Reverend John Jardine, born in 1716.
		The father of the present chief, Sir William Jardine, twelfth Baronet and twenty-third chief, was active in promoting clan activities and served on the Committee of the Council of Chiefs.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Jardine_56/default.php (910 words)

	File 10a - 1825-1850 - Merchants and Bankers Listings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Firm of Charles Magniac and Co. is renamed Magniac and Co. with William Jardine appointed a partner.
		Associated with William Fairlie of Calcutta from perhaps as early as 1784 was opium trader and agency house figure, John Fergusson.
		When William Light, son of Francis, the friend of James Scott, was trying to regain his father's money, it is said he initiated a suit against Jardines, as they had probably bought the debts of Scott's firm which had gone bankrupt by about 1819, and Fairlie's firm, which had also gone bankrupt by then.
	www.danbyrnes.com.au /merchants/merchants10a.htm (17975 words)

	The Independent (London, England): The China House; JARDINE MATHESON SURVIVED THE OPIUM WARS, THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Few people noticed when Jardine Matheson, the Anglo-Asian trading group, quietly poached one of the City's most aggressive investment bankers last month.
		But students of Jardine's turbulent history knew that something was afoot.
		Henry Keswick, chairman of Jardine and a direct descendant of Dr William Jardine, the group's founder, welcomed the new recruit thus: "I am delighted that Brian Keelan has agreed to join the board.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:75650580&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (278 words)

	William Oliver Woolway c1846 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mary Oliver (Nee McGregor) 2nd wife of William Oliver, she was born 29 May 1837, Campbelltown Scotland, daughter of Malcolm McGregor and Isabella McAlheir, she married Henry Jardine in 1864, Henry died 26 July 1866 and Mary married William Oliver in 1874.
		William Oliver arrived in Australia aboard the ship " Lady McNaughton " on the 4th November 1839.
		Mary and William did not have any children, but Mary became stepmother to William's 5 other children.
	www.cooma.nsw.gov.au /monaropioneers/oliver-w.htm (1214 words)

	Conglomerates
		Mandarins and Merchants: Jardine, Matheson, and Co., A China Agency of the Early Nineteenth Century.
		Jardine, Matheson and Co. History; Corporations, British China Hong Kong History; Trading companies China Hong Kong History; Consolidation and merger of corporations China Hong Kong History; Risk management China Hong Kong; Globalization Economic aspects China Hong Kong; Competition, International; Hong Kong (China) Commerce History.
		William L. McKnight, Industrialist; A Biographical Sketch of the Chairman of the Board, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.
	www.kipnotes.com /Conglomerates.htm (2875 words)

	Overview of William Jardine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Born near Lochmaben in Dumfries and Galloway, Jardine became a surgeon with the East India Company before becoming involved in shipping and moving to Canton (China) where he joined James Matheson (1796 - 1878) in the partnership of Jardine Matheson & Co. The company, founded in the 1820s, prospered through the opium trade with China.
		Jardine returned to Britain in 1839 as an advisor to the government.
		Although now registered in Bermuda to protect the company since the return of Hong Kong to China, Jardine Matheson is the largest Asia-based conglomerate, with an annual turnover exceeding $11 billion, which has diversified into distribution, hotels, financial, property, retailing and other operations.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst627.html (206 words)

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