Sir Marcus Samuel, Viscount Bearsted

British businessman

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In Royal Dutch Shell PLC
In 1878 in London, Marcus Samuel (1853–1927) took over his father’s import-export business (which included the import of Oriental shells—hence the later name) and started a sideline of handling consignments of kerosene. In 1892 he began operating tankers sailing to the Far East and set up oil depots and…
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