Albert Burkill

Albert Robson Burkill was the chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council in from 1897 to 1898.

Biography

Burkill was born in Louth, Lincolnshire, in 1839, the son of John Burkill.

Burkill moved to Shanghai in the early 1866. He joined the staff of Glover, Dow & Co and some years later went into business on his own account. In 1877, he formed Cromie and Burkill with Mr Cromie and continued in partnership until 1895. In that year he formed A.R. Burkill & Sons with his sons C.R. and A.W. Burkill. He retired from business in 1898 and returned to England. A.R. Burkill & Sons (HK) Co Ltd continues to operate in Hong Kong.

Burkill was also one of the founders of the Shanghai Land Investment Company. He.was a member of the Committee of the China Association and was a steward of the Shanghai Race Club.

Burkill died on 29 November 1913 at his residence in Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire. They had two sons, Albert William and Charles Reginald Burkill.