William Murray Tuke
British tea merchant and banker (1822–1903)
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William Murray Tuke (1822–1903), was a British tea merchant and banker.
Early life
William Murray Tuke was born in 1822, the son of Samuel Tuke[1] and Priscilla Hack, the daughter of James Hack of Chichester, and his wife, Hannah Jeffreys.
Career
Tuke was a tea merchant and a banker. He had a "substantial tea business in York".[2] Tuke founded a bank in Essex, Gibson, Tuke & Gibson. Jabez Gibson, an uncle of the partner George Stacey Gibson, had been a founder of Saffron Walden Museum in 1835, and Tuke who lived at The Vineyard near Saffron Walden donated several objects to the museum.[3]
Personal life
He married Emma Williams (1822-1908)[4] Their son William Favill Tuke (1863-1940) became a banker, serving as the Chairman of Barclays Bank from 1934 to 1936.[2]
Death
Tuke died in 1903.