Person    | Male  Born 21/10/1817  Died 4/8/1902

George Rae

Categories: Commerce

Countries: Scotland

George Rae

Born Aberdeen. An authoritative figure in the Victorian banking community, he co-founded the Association of Country Bankers and was a founder and trustee of the Institute of Bankers. He was a champion of the Pre-Raphaelite school and a friend and patron of Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones. Died Claughton, Cheshire.

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George Rae

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Rossetti fountain

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