Albert DENISON [1860-1939] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Albert DENISON [1860-1939]

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Submitted by Robert Wilson on Fri, 2021-09-03 00:19
Names
Given: 
Albert
Family: 
Denison
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1860-01-25
Birthplace (town, state): 
Leeds, Yorkshire
Birthplace (country): 
United Kingdom
Death
Date: 
1939-11-09

Albert Denison was a civil engineer with Danby & Leigh and then Denison, Ram & Gibbs. He rowed and sailed and was an amateur yacht designer. In 1890 he was a founding member of the Hongkong Corinthian Sailing Club, which in 1894 was renamed Royal Hongkong Yacht Club (RHKYC). He was Commodore of RHKYC from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1911 to 1913. 

 

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