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| Molteno, Percy Alport. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 13, 1881. [2nd] s. of Sir John Charles, Knt., of Claremont House, Cape Town. B. Sept. 12, 1861, in Edinburgh. At University of the Cape of Good Hope. Matric. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884; LL.B. 1885; M.A. and LL.M. 1899. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Oct. 4, 1881. Called to the Bar, Jan. 26, 1886; practised for a few years at the Cape and in England. Member of the firm of Donald Currie and Co. Instrumental in organizing the transport of fruit from S. Africa to England. Chairman of many companies in S. Africa and Kenya. Married Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Donald Currie, G.C.M.G. M.P. for Dumfries-shire, 1906-18. Author, The Life and Times of Sir J. C. Molteno; A Federal S. Africa; A Plea for Small Holdings, etc. One of the Founders of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Inaugurated the Vienna Emergency Relief Fund for starving women and children of Vienna. In 1919 he and his wife gave a large sum of money to the University for the erection and endowment of the Molteno Institute for research in Parasitology. Died Sept. 19, 1937, at Zürich. Brother of the four above and of the next. (P. A. Molteno; Law Lists; Inns of Court; Cambridge Review, Oct. 23, 1937; The Times, Sept. 21, 1937.) | Percy Alport MOLTENO Approx. lifespan: 1861–1937 pens. Trinity College adm1881:06:13 2nd s. of Sir John Charles MOLTENO Knt., of Claremont House, Claremont, Cape Town, [Cape Colony], [South Africa], b. 1861:09:12 in Edinburgh, [Scotland], At Sch: University of the Cape of Good Hope, [Cape Colony], [South Africa], Matric 1881:10MT: BA 1884 LLB 1885 MA and LL.M. 1899 Adm. Inner Temple: 1881:10:04 Called to the Bar: 1886:01:26 practised for a few years at the Cape, [Cape Colony], [South Africa], and in England. Member of: the firm of Donald Currie and Company Instrumental in organizing the transport of fruit from South Africa , to England. Chairman of: many companies South Africa , and Kenya , m. Elizabeth dau. of Sir Donald CURRIE, GCMG M.P. for: : Dumfries-shire , 1906-18 Publ.: The Life and Times of Sir J. C. Molteno; A Federal South Africa; A Plea for Small Holdings etc. One of the Founders of the Sch: Royal Institute )) Royal of International Affairs. Inaugurated the Vienna Emergency Relief Fund for starving women and children of Vienna, [Austria], In 1919 he and his wife gave a large sum of money to University for the erection and endowment of the Sch: Molteno Institute Molteno, ???, for research in Parasitology. d. 1937:09:19,at Zürich [Switzerland], brother of the four above and of the next. MOLTENO (P. A. Molteno; Law Lists; Inns of Court; CB Rev.iew 1937:10:23; The Times 1937:09:21) [add:]Plaques of him and his wife, by M.G. Gillick, at Molteno Institute [Switzerland], [:add] [add:]Goodison: CP : 293–4[:add] |