Samuel Hordern
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Sir Samuel Hordern KBE
(24 September 1876–3 June 1956) was an Australia
n businessman. Educated at Sydney Grammar School
and Bath College, England
he directed the Hordern family company Anthony Hordern & Sons
for more than fifty years.
The company which employed more than 4000 people in its store and mail-order business, imported, manufactured and sold a vast range of merchandise form 1909 until its sale to public investors in 1926. A keen cattle, dog and horse breeder, and owner of racehorses, including the 1919 Melbourne Cup
winner 'Artilleryman'.
Hordern was president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
(1915-1941) and developed Sydney's Royal Easter Show
into a world class event. Prominent in the Chamber of Commerce and many other business associations, he was also a director of the Commonwealth Bank.
The Hordern Pavilion
at the Sydney Showgrounds was built in 1924 to commemorate the Hordern family business.
Samuel Hordern was knighted twice; once as a Knight Bachelor
, and again as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
.
Today the Hordern business empire is being carried by Samuel B. Hordern IV who lives in Bellevue Hill, Sydney.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(24 September 1876–3 June 1956) was an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n businessman. Educated at Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School
Sydney Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, selective, day school for boys, located in Darlinghurst, Edgecliff and St Ives, all suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and Bath College, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
he directed the Hordern family company Anthony Hordern & Sons
Anthony Hordern & Sons
Anthony Horderns was the largest department store in Sydney, Australia. It was originally established by a free immigrant from England, Anthony Hordern, in 1823, as a drapery shop...
for more than fifty years.
The company which employed more than 4000 people in its store and mail-order business, imported, manufactured and sold a vast range of merchandise form 1909 until its sale to public investors in 1926. A keen cattle, dog and horse breeder, and owner of racehorses, including the 1919 Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
winner 'Artilleryman'.
Hordern was president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is an Agricultural society based in New South Wales, Australia. They run many of the agricultural shows around New South Wales including the Sydney Royal Easter Show....
(1915-1941) and developed Sydney's Royal Easter Show
Royal Easter Show
Royal Easter Show may refer to:* Sydney Royal Easter Show* Auckland Royal Easter Show...
into a world class event. Prominent in the Chamber of Commerce and many other business associations, he was also a director of the Commonwealth Bank.
The Hordern Pavilion
Hordern Pavilion
The Hordern Pavilion is a building located in Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the grounds of the old Sydney Showground. "The Hordern", as it is affectionally known by Sydneysiders, has been an architecturally and socially significant Sydney landmark since its construction in 1924...
at the Sydney Showgrounds was built in 1924 to commemorate the Hordern family business.
Samuel Hordern was knighted twice; once as a Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
, and again as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
.
Today the Hordern business empire is being carried by Samuel B. Hordern IV who lives in Bellevue Hill, Sydney.