com 'The subject of the portrait aphis cal sketch ina recent Glasyow Bailie is a native of the Granite' City who has risen from the humblest rank of life to occupy a position of commanding eminence and influence in the shipping trade of the country. We refer to Mr. Thomas Sntherland, the Chairman of the famous Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company, who was born in James Street, and left the city a poor lad, with no advantages of education or connections, and who' has, like so many other Aherdoniaus who have left their native city under similar cireumstances, raised himself by undaunted perseverance, patience, and industry to the proud position of head of the greatest shipping Company in the world, After spending sume time in an office in the city, Mr. Sutherland went south, and oh tment in the office of the P. & O.
in London, Before long he was promoted to a clerkship in the Bombay agency of the concern, and from Bumbay ho was transferred, in 1854, to Hongkong, where ho first occupied the post of chie clerk, and Iaticrly that of agent, at that in. During Mr, Sutherland's stayin is elected a member he also started the kong and the Hongkong and Whampy pany. Recalled to London was at once, on his return, the P. Fro became an director, months ago, the directors" unanimously elected him to the post of Chairs position which, by his eminent serv the yy Ni administrative abilities, his thorongl shipping, and of the special reynireme: of the trade with, the East, he was well qualified to Gill; fok through the vigorous and sweeping re'orma which he introduced, and the skill and enlightened judgment with which he determined the proper size class of ships that the Company re quired for its special trade, he not only rupee-ded in rescni it from threatened disaster, but even placed it on a more sound and efficient basis than it had ever before veeupied. And while this war no more than the due reward of merit on the one hand, it was also the select ther most likely to penny and prosper Mr. Sutherland possesses, marked deztee, the well-known int ye tual characte the Aberdor unites with them a suavity of manner, a tact, and a genial humour, such as can be acquired by the Scot who has been in ly contact with men of all classes, and
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