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Thomas Coutts (7 September 1735 – 24 February 1822) was a British banker. He was a founder of the banking house Coutts & Co.
Okt. 1839: Die Thomas Coutts, ein Schiff von Quakern, die den Opiumhandel generell ablehnen, läuft in den Perlfluss ein, um die chinesische Verzichtserklärung zum Opiumhandel zu unterschreiben; Okt. 1839: Zwei Schiffe der Royal Navy blockieren den Perlfluss, um weitere Schiffe vom Einlaufen abzuhalten; 03. Nov. 1939: Nachdem die Royal Navy ...
Am 3. November 1839 unterzeichnete der Kapitän des britischen Handelsschiffes Thomas Coutts die von Lin verlangte Erklärung. Er wurde jedoch von den zwei britischen Kriegsschiffen Volage (28 Geschütze) und Hyacinth (18 Geschütze) an der Hafeneinfahrt gehindert.
Thomas Coutts was an astute banker and well-connected in society. He developed the business, taking over the private banking house of Davison, Noel, Templer, Middleton & Wedgwood in 1816 and attracting many new clients. When Thomas Coutts died in 1822, the bank was renamed Coutts & Co.
Thomas Coutts' remarkable life brought both success and controversy. His marriage to the much younger and renowned actress Harriot Mellon sparked public fascination and scrutiny. After Thomas' passing in 1822, Harriot inherited a substantial fortune, a 50% share in the bank, and a responsibility to keep the bank within the Coutts family.
Thomas Coutts was the youngest of four sons born to John Coutts (1699-1750), an Edinburgh merchant and banker who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1742-4, and was a director of the Royal Bank of Scotland from 1743 until his death in 1750.
The bank in the Strand became known as Thomas Coutts & Co. The bank flourished under the lead of Thomas, who took in three partners: Sir Edmund Antrobus (1st Baronet), Edward Marjoribanks and Coutts Trotter.
