The Viscount Bearsted | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Sir Marcus Samuel, Bt, ca. 1902 | |
| Born | Marcus Samuel 5 November 1853 Whitechapel, London, England |
| Died | 17 January 1927 (aged 73) |
| Known for | Founder, Samuel Samuel & Co Founder, The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company |
| Spouse |
Fanny Elizabeth Benjamin
(m. 1881) |
| Children | Walter Horace Samuel Nellie Ionides |
| Relatives | Samuel Samuel (brother) |
Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, JP (5 November 1853 – 17 January 1927), known as Sir Marcus Samuel between 1898 and 1921 and subsequently as Lord Bearsted until 1925, was a Lord Mayor of London and the founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company, which was later restructured including a Netherlands-based company commonly referred to as Royal Dutch Shell.