Sir Frederick Eley, 1st Baronet (22 November 1866 – 7 February 1951) was an English

England

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 banker.

Eley was born in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

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 and educated at Shrewsbury School

Shrewsbury School

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. He joined the National Provincial Bank

National Provincial Bank

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 and rose to the post of general manager

General manager

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 with a seat on the board of directors

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. He was also chairman of John Waddington Ltd, Cope & Timmins, Crosse & Blackwell

Crosse & Blackwell

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 Ltd (1932–1946), the Waldorf Hotel

Waldorf Hilton

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 Company, and the Bank of British West Africa

Bank of British West Africa

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 (1942–1948). He was chairman of the Chelsea Hospital for Women and was a prominent racehorse owner.

He was created a Baronet

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in the 1921 New Year Honours.