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He also founded the Jane Hodge foundation, named after his mother, to give money to charitable causes, often offering a 'double your money' challenge where he would match the amounts raised by the public.
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Hodge formed the idea of creating a national bank for Wales. His business was initially based on insurance and money lending and he floated his company as the Hodge Group in 1961. In 1972 he formed the
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He died at his home on Jersey, three months short of his 100th birthday. A donation in his will funded the construction of the Sir Julian Hodge Memorial Organ at
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at age 13 but his mother encouraged him to read classic novels and recite poetry to further his education. His first job was as an assistant in a
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estimated his fortune at £48 Million, making him the 18th richest person in Wales, and the oldest of Britain's 1,000 richest people.
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in 1930. He went into business for himself as an accountant in 1934. He married Moira Thomas in 1951 and had three children.
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Julian Hodge Institute of Applied Macroeconomics at Cardiff University's Business School
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and his son, Robert Hodge, was chairman of the "Just Say No" campaign.
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Index

London
entrepreneur
banker
Wales

Holland House
Camberwell
Pontllanfraith
South Wales Valleys
Lewis School Pengam
chemist's shop
Great Western Railway
accountancy
accountant
Bank of Wales
Julian Hodge Bank
Cardiff
Ty Gwyn
Lisvane
Jersey
1997 Welsh devolution referendum
Sunday Times Rich List
St Peter's Church, Roath
Cardiff: The Biography
ISBN
978-1-4456-4251-2



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