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Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie

劳伦斯·嘉道理Láolúnsī Jiādàolǐ · 1899–1993

Elly Kadoorie's elder son (1899-1993), who led China Light and Power from 1945 and became Hong Kong's first native-born life peer in 1981.

Lawrence Kadoorie (劳伦斯·嘉道理, Láolúnsī Jiādàolǐ) was born in Hong Kong in 1899, the elder son of Elly Kadoorie. Interned by the Japanese during the war, he returned to Hong Kong in 1945 and took charge of China Light and Power, whose capacity grew from 19.5 MW in 1946 to 2,656 MW in 1981. With his brother Horace he founded the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association in 1951, and in 1981 he became Baron Kadoorie, the first Hong Kong-born person made a life peer. He died in 1993. Shanghai enters his story through Marble Hall and the family’s wartime years there.

Part of: Kadoorie family嘉道理家族

Timeline

  1. 1899Born in Hong Kong1
  2. 1945Returns to Hong Kong to lead CLP3
  3. 1981Created Baron Kadoorie1

Connections

  • Kadoorie family嘉道理家族Elder son; interned in the war, then rebuilt the Hong Kong business from 1945
  • Faded newspaper-style photograph of an elderly man with a white moustache in evening dress with a sash and medals.Sir Elly Kadoorie艾利·嘉道理Son of Elly Kadoorie
  • Sir Horace Kadoorie贺理士·嘉道理Brother; co-founder of the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association

Stories

Sources

  1. 1.Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie (Wikipedia) (Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie), Wikimedia Foundation — Early life; Death; Peeragewikipedia
  2. 2.Elly Kadoorie 1867-1944 (people record) (Elly Kadoorie 1867 - 1944), Science Museum Group — biography paragraph 2website
  3. 3.Lawrence Kadoorie 1899-1993 (people record) (Lawrence Kadoorie 1899 - 1993), Science Museum Group — biographywebsite
  4. 4.Horace Kadoorie (Wikipedia) (Horace Kadoorie), Wikimedia Foundation — KAAA; honourswikipedia