Robert Melville Grindlay

Captain
Robert Melville Grindlay
FRSA MRAS FZS FRHS FRBS
Engraving of Capt. R M Grindlay
Born(1786-10-23)23 October 1786
Marylebone, London, England
Died9 December 1877(1877-12-09) (aged 91)
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
NationalityBritish
Occupations
Known forBanking to the British Empire
Paintings of the Indian subcontinent
Title
SpouseMaria Susannah Grindlay (née Commerell) (m. 1821)
ChildrenRobert Melville Grindlay (son)
Parents
  • The Rev. Dr John Grindlay (father)
  • Elizabeth Grindlay (mother)
RelativesSee footnotes
FamilyGrindlay

Captain Robert Melville Grindlay FRSA MRAS FZS FRHS FRBS[a] (23 October 1786 – 9 December 1877) was a British soldier, artist, and banker during the 18th and 19th centuries.[1][2][3] Born in London, England he served as an East India Company agent in the Bombay Army, during which time he made a large collection of sketches and drawings of the Indian subcontinent.[4][5][6] Upon returning to England he founded the multinational commercial firm Grindlays Bank and various philanthropic initiatives.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ Tyson, Geoffrey (1963). 100 Years of Banking in Asia and Africa, 1863 – 1963 – A History of National and Grindlays Bank Limited: Chapter XV (PDF). London: National and Grindlays Bank Limited.
  2. ^ "Capt. Robert Melville Grindlay (The Print Gallery)". The Map House (www.themaphouse.com).
  3. ^ Grindlay, Robert Melville (1830). Scenery, Costumes and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India. Smith, Elder & Company.
  4. ^ Berry, William (1830). County Genealogies: Pedigrees of the Families in the County of Sussex. London: Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper. p. 93.
  5. ^ Grindlay, Robert Melville. "North-west view of the fort of Bombay". British Library Online.
  6. ^ Chatterjee, Arup K Chatterjee. "Robert Melville Grindlay: The artist, Indophile and imperialist who founded Grindlays Bank". Scroll In.
  7. ^ Geoffrey Jones, British Multinational Banking 1830–1990, (1993)
  8. ^ "London Metropolitan Archives: City of London". The National Archives. Robert Melville Grindlay esq, and others of Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, appointed as trustees for Harriet Rokeby of Oxenden near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire
  9. ^ Grindlay, Robert Melville (1837). A View of the Present State of the Question as to Steam Communication with India: With a Map, and an Appendix, Containing the Petitions to Parliament, and Other Documents. London: Smith, Elder and Company.