Joseph Herbert Tritton
Joseph Herbert Tritton (a.k.a. J. Herbert Tritton) (1844–1923) was an English banker. Early life. Joseph Herbert Tritton was born on 5 September 1844 at Olney Lodge, in Battersea, then in Surrey (now London). His father, Joseph Tritton (1819–1887), was a Quaker banker. His mother was Amelia Hanson, the daughter of Joseph Hanson of Brixton. He was educated at Windlesham House School and Rugby School. Career. Tritton was a banker. He was a partner in Barclay, Bevan, Tritton & Co. When it became known as Barclays Bank, he served on its board of directors, retiring as a director in  1918. Tritton was a co-founder of the Institute of Bankers and served as its President twice. Additionally, he served on the Council of Foreign Bondholders and he was honorary secretary of the London Clearing Bankers. He served as the President of the London Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he served as the Chairman of the Indo-European Telegraph Company (now Siemens Communications). Philanthropy. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1890. He was a recipient of the Order of the Lion and the Sun. Religious life. Tritton was a devout Christian and a speaker  at the biggest international Protestant conference to date in London, 1888. He spoke of Paul's the apostle's words whose conviction led him to say that he was a man indebted to the world (Romans 1:14:"I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish"). Likewise, so Tritton, Christians ought approach ministry and missions with the same attitude and use commerce as a means of propagating Christ-like values. Commerce and Missions are to cooperate and pay off the debt of love to the world. Personal life. On 17 June 1867, he married  Lucy Jane Smith, the daughter of Henry Abel Smith (1826–1890) of Wilford, Nottingham, a banker with interests in Lincoln and Nottingham. They had five sons and four daughters. Family history. J. Herbert Tritton's family history "Tritton: the Place and the Family" (with an elaborate pedigree) was published in 1907. Then book contains some entertaining correspondence. Death. Tritton died at his home, Lyons Hall, in Great Leighs, Essex on 11 September 1923.