Hans Henry Konig

Hans Henry Konig (1870 – 19 October, 1949) was an American banker of German ancestry, who became a naturalised British citizen and was a partner in two British banks in the early twentieth century.

Early life Hans Konig was born in 1870, the third of three sons of Friedrick Konig (1826-1905) and Alette, daughter of Johannes Houtuyn Cramer. In 1902, Konig became a naturalised British citizen at which time he was resident at 51 South Street, Park Lane, London.

Career Konig was a partner with his brother Frederick in the banking firm of Konig Brothers in London. In 1923, at the behest of the governor of the Bank of England, the firm merged with Frederick Huth & Company which had been in an increasingly parlous state since the death of Frederick Huth Jackson in 1921. Hans Konig became a partner in the merged firm. According to The London Gazette, Konig spent much of his career resident in France. In 1936, Frederick Huth & Company was transferred to the British Overseas Bank. and it is likely that Hans Konig retired at that time.

Personal life As far as is known, Konig never married and left no descendants. He was a member of the Carlton Club and the Wellington Club.

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