William Jardine
British businessman and politician (1784-1843) · Politicians · Died at 59
William Jardine was a Scottish physician, merchant and opium dealer who co-founded the Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine, Matheson & Co. Educated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, in 1802 Jardine obtained a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
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The next year, he became a surgeon's mate aboard the Brunswick belonging to the East India Company, and set sail for India. In May 1817, he abandoned medicine for trade.
