WISE, Sir Fredric, 1871-1928, politician and economist

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 WISE
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: WISE, Sir Fredric, 1871-1928, politician and economist
Date(s)	: 1914-1935
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 12 boxes
Name of creator(s)	: Wise, Sir Fredric (1871-1928) Knight MP Economist

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Sir Frederic Wise, 1871-1928, was educated at Marlborough College and abroad. He entered banking in 1903 and later founded the stockbroking company of Wise, Speke and Co of Newcastle-on-Tyne. During World War One, he was Chairman of Volunteers and Military Representative for his county, and he also gave his services to National Service, the Food Ministry and the Treasury. In 1919, he was sent to Berlin to report of the financial position of Germany. He was also a financial advisor to Lord Byng's Committee of United Service Fund, a director of the Daily Express and a director of the Sudan Plantation Syndicate Ltd. He was Unionist MP for Ilford from 1920 and knighted in 1924.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

This collection contains speeches by Wise; financial reports on the economic condition of Germany; correspondence regarding the publication of his German diary; pamphlets and reports on reparation payments; studies, notes and papers on government policy; notes regarding economic policy; and notes and correspondence regarding his political life.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

This collection is box-listed.

Conditions governing access:

OPEN

Conditions governing reproduction:

COPYRIGHT IS HELD BY THE FAMILY

Finding aids:

Boxlist available.

Archival Information

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Allied Materials

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 29, 2002

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Date(s) of descriptions:
May 29, 2002