| Olaf Hambro | |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Hayes, Kent, England[1] |
| Education: | Eton College |
| Alma Mater: | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Banker |
| Spouse: | Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith |
| Children: | 3 sons |
| Parents: | Everard Hambro Gertrude Mary Stuart |
| Relatives: | Calmer Hambro (pgreat-great-grandfather) Joseph Hambro (great-grandfather) Carl Joachim Hambro (grandfather) Rupert Hambro (grandson) Richard Hambro (grandson) James Hambro (grandson) |
Captain Ronald Olaf Hambro (1 December 1885 – 25 April 1961) was a British merchant banker. He was chairman of Hambros Bank from 1932 to 1961.
Hambro was born on 1 December 1885.[2] [3] His paternal grandfather, Carl Joachim Hambro, was a Danish immigrant who founded the Hambros Bank in London in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hambro, was a Danish banker and political advisor. His paternal great-great-grandfather, Calmer Hambro, was a Danish merchant and banker.
He was educated at Eton College.[3] He attended Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] During World War I, he served as a captain in the Coldstream Guards.[3]
Hambro started his career as managing director at the family business, Hambros Bank, in 1921.[3] He served as its chairman from 1932 to 1961.[2]
He acquired Wiltons, a fine restaurant located at 55 Jermyn Street in London, during World War II.[4]
He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex in 1930.[3]
He married Winifred Emily Ridley-Smith on 17 February 1917.[3] They resided at Kidbrooke Park in Forest Row, East Sussex and owned a house in Port Logan, Wigtownshire, Scotland.[3] They had three children:
He passed away on 25 April 1961.[2] [3]