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arrived one hour earlier than others – and emptied its balances at a failing bank before anyone else had heard of the news in Hong Kong. Dent's officially folded in 1867. Its headquarters moved to
Shanghai following the collapse in Hong Kong.
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to stop trading in opium, William
Davidson joined the firm, becoming sole partner between 1813–1820. In that year Thomas Dent came on board and he in turn brought in Robert Hugh Inglis, who had connections with the
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rocked the financial world. This failure caused a run on many banks which in turn brought down many other businesses and forced Dent's to shut its Hong Kong office in the wake of the affair.
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joined the firm as a partner in 1845 whereupon it became Dent, Beale & Co. It once again became Dent & Co. upon Beale's departure in 1857.
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trade, having divested their (now) criminal shares in Opium to their associates in Boston, Massachusetts, out of reach of the
English Justice.
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in 1823 to join
Davidson & Co as a partner. When Davidson left in 1824, the company changed its name to "Dent & Co.".
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China Trade and Empire: Jardine, Matheson & Co. and the
Origins of British Rule in Hong Kong 1827-1843
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opened to foreign trade in 1843 following the First Opium War. The firm built offices there at 14,
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Lancelot succeeded Thomas as the senior partner when his brother departed the company in 1831.
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After Dent collapsed, half of its land on Pedder Street was sold to the newly established
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is now situated. The first building was constructed in 1850, and was redeveloped in 1864.
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Dent's was one of the founding members of the provisional committee that launched The
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averted disaster by learning the news sooner – its mail steamer carrying news from
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founded the firm later to become Dent & Co in 1809. After the firm ordered its
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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch; Vol. 4 (1964) p. 37
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in March 1865. Francis
Chomley of Dent's chaired the first meeting, held on 6
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La Chine et l'Occident: le commerce à Canton au XVIIIe siècle, 1719-1833
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Chronicle of the East India Company Trading to China, 1635–1834
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joined his brother in the firm in 1827. Thomas Dent arrived in
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366:. Dent was one of the first traders to open offices when
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383:Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
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389:August 1864. It also led the foundation of the
240:Dent Building (left) and the first generation
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232:Dent Building in Central waterfront, c. 1869
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430:and Praya Central (the waterfront), where
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539:Cranmer-Byng J.L. and Ride, Lindsay T.,
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1119:Trading companies of the United Kingdom
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358:In 1841 Dent moved its headquarters to
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248:in the background. 1886 photograph by
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541:Journal of Occurrences at Canton 1839
681:Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island
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308:George Baring (1781–1854), son of
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1114:History of foreign trade in China
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19:For the British clockmaker, see
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310:Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
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882:Jardine, Matheson & Co.
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403:Overend, Gurney and Company
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868:Gibb, Livingston & Co.
685:Hong Kong University Press
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271:Jardine, Matheson & Co
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823:Augustine Heard & Co.
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648:Le Pichon, Alain (2006).
497:List of trading companies
444:The site was acquired by
411:Jardine Matheson & Co
401:In 1866, the collapse of
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21:Dent (clocks and watches)
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635:Dermigny, Louis (1964),
576:South China Morning Post
314:eponymous banking family
141:Traditional Chinese
135:Alternative Chinese name
53:Traditional Chinese
1005:David Sassoon & Co.
991:Shewan, Tomes & Co.
656:Oxford University Press
155:Simplified Chinese
124:Bou2 seon6 Joeng4 hong4
67:Simplified Chinese
1019:E.D. Sassoon & Co.
679:Wordie, Jason (2002).
439:Hongkong Hotel Company
407:Lombard Street, London
405:, a discount house in
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212:Din1 dei6 Joeng4 hong4
46:Dent building, c. 1858
952:Russell & Company
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957:Robert Bennet Forbes
924:Hollingworth Magniac
492:History of Hong Kong
432:The Landmark complex
16:19th century company
1024:Elias David Sassoon
933:Olyphant & Co.
905:Magniac & Co.
782:Thirteen Factories
765:East India Company
611:， 29 October 2005
578:, 30 November 1978
353:Thomas Chaye Beale
323:East India Company
303:East India Company
286:Colonial Hong Kong
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972:William Henry Low
919:Thomas Chay Beale
861:Dodwell & Co.
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887:William Jardine
828:Augustine Heard
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770:James Flint
556:Wordie 2002
318:supercargos
1098:Categories
741:Qing China
503:References
306:supercargo
297:Foundation
1073:Hong Kong
852:John Dent
452:in 1979.
393:in 1835.
250:Lai Afong
1083:Shanghai
1042:Lin Zexu
798:Ewo Hong
608:Sing Pao
456:See also
422:Premises
415:Calcutta
397:Downfall
372:The Bund
368:Shanghai
360:Victoria
343:Lin Zexu
206:Jyutping
118:Jyutping
312:of the
301:Former
292:History
1068:Fuzhou
1063:Canton
803:Howqua
760:Cohong
748:Topics
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279:Canton
261:Dent's
1078:Macau
282:Hongs
266:Hongs
1058:Amoy
689:ISBN
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601:2007
161:颠地洋行
147:顛地洋行
73:宝顺洋行
59:寶順洋行
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