Frederick Henry Norman (23 January 1839 – 6 October 1916) was an English merchant banker and a director of the merchant bank Brown, Shipley & Co. He was also a first-class cricketer, appearing for Kent, Cambridge University, Cambridge Town Club (aka Cambridgeshire) and some amateur teams.[1] He was born at Bromley Common, Kent and died in Mayfair, London.[2]
The Norman family have a long history in English banking. Frederick was the fourth son of George Warde Norman (1793–1882), a director of the Bank of England from 1821 to 1872.[3] His older brother Charles, also a first-class cricketer, became a merchant banker too with Baring Brothers.[4] He was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire for 1899.[5]