George Touche
Sir George Alexander Touche, 1st Baronet (/ˈtuːʃ/; 24 May 1861 – 7 July 1935), born George Alexander Touch (he added the final "e" in 1906 because people continually mispronounced his name), was a British accountant and politician. He founded one of the firms which amalgamated to create Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Early life and career[]
Touche was born on 24 May 1861 in Edinburgh, the son of a banker. He was educated at the , the Edinburgh Institution, and the University of Edinburgh and was indentured to a chartered accountant in 1878. In 1883 he was admitted to the and immediately left for London, joining the firm of Broads, Patterson & May.
Later career[]
In 1889 he was appointed first secretary of the , later becoming manager, director in 1898, and chairman in 1908. He also became director and chairman of many other companies. In 1899 he founded his own practice, George A. Touch & Co.
In 1910 he was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for North Islington, but retired due to ill-health in 1918.
He was knighted in 1917 and created a baronet for his political services in the 1920 Birthday Honours.[1][2]
He died on 7 July 1935.
Footnotes[]
- ^ "No. 31931". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1920. p. 6314.
- ^ "No. 32035". The London Gazette. 31 August 1920. p. 8860.
References[]
- Biography, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Touche
- British accountants
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1910–1918
- Politicians from Edinburgh
- People educated at Stewart's Melville College
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
- Knights Bachelor
- 1861 births
- 1935 deaths
- Deloitte people
- Businesspeople from Edinburgh