Charles Addis

Sir Charles Stewart Addis KCMG (23 November 186114 December 1945) was a Scottish banker.

Early life Addis was born on 23 November 1861 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the son of Robina Scott ( Thorburn) Addis and the Rev. Thomas Addis, a minister of the Free Church of Scotland.

He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy.

Career Between 1876 and 1880, Addis worked for Peter Dowie and Co., Grain Importers of Leith. Beginning in 1880, he worked with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and continued with them until his retirement in 1933. In 1883 he was posted to Singapore, then to the HSBC head office in Hong Kong. He was director of the Bank of England between 1918 and 1932.

He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1913 and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1921. He was also awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law.

Personal life On 6 June 1894, Addis married Elizabeth Jane "Eba" McIsaac at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Elizabeth was a daughter of James McIsaac and Elizabeth ( Watson) McIsaac. They lived at Woodside, Frant, Sussex. Together, they were the parents of thirteen children, including:

Thomas Addis (1895–1952), High Court judge and who married Constance Louise Wallis, daughter of Arthur Henry Cumberbatch Wallis, in 1937. Sir William Addis (1901–1978), the Governor of Seychelles who married Rosemary Gardner, daughter of Rev. Richard Titley Gardner. Lady Addis died on 17 April 1952.