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James Dickson Leach

1912 – 1992

British businessman in Hong Kong

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Lived 1912 – 1992 (aged 79). James Dickson Leach was a business executive.

James Dickson Leach, OBE, JP (19 July 1912 – 23 February 1992) was a British businessman in Hong Kong. He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in the 1960s.

Leach was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in July 1912. He was an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute and worked with the Union Insurance Society of Canton and became the director and general manager of the company in 1959 after L. B. Stone retired from the office. He also served at the Hongkong Electric Company among other companies. He was elected chair of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1967. He had served unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for several occasions in the 1960s as the chamber representative during the absence of W. C. G. Knowles and G. R. Ross. He succeeded S. S. Gordon on 1 July 1966 and continued to serve on the council until his retirement in May 1968. He was also president of the Insurance Institute of Hong Kong. He died in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland in February 1992.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Who was James Dickson Leach?

British businessman in Hong Kong

When was James Dickson Leach born?

James Dickson Leach was born on 19 July 1912.

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James Dickson Leach died on 23 February 1992.

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James Dickson Leach was a business executive.

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