James Man

English sugar-broker and rum merchant (1755–1823)

James Man (1755–1823) was the founder of Man Group.2

From Wikipedia’s article on James Man (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1755, died Nov 11, 1823.1

About

Born in Whitechapel and apprenticed to a William Humphrey as a barrel maker, James Man decided to establish his own business as a sugar-broker in 1783.

In 1784, he secured a contract to supply the Royal Navy with rum. This business grew into Man Group, a substantial investment management business.

He retired in 1819 and moved to Dartmouth, Devon, where he died in 1823.

From Wikipedia’s article on James Man, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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