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Greenway was created Baronet of Wenhaston in the County of Suffolk, in 1919, and in 1927 retired as chairman of Anglo-Persian Oil, and in recognition of his service to the nation was raised to the peerage as
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Lord Greenway married Mabel, daughter of Edwin Augustine Tower, in 1883. He died in December 1934, aged 77, and was succeeded in his titles by his son
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On either side a griffin Sable beak and claws Or holding in the beak an anchor and charged on the shoulder with a covered cup Gold.
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in Somerset. He was a senior partner in the firm of Shaw Wallace & Co of India and
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Per pale Ermine and Ermines on a chief Azure a crescent between two covered cups Or.
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He became associated with the Burmah Oil Company, and later joined forces with
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A griffin’s head Or erased Gules holding in the beak an anchor Sable.
19:"Charles Greenway" redirects here. For the English cricketer, see 47: 93:, a prominent mining metallurgist in Australia, was a brother. 51: 240: 97:
Coat of arms of Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway
201:(1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, 39:(13 June 1857 – 17 December 1934), known as 277:Chairman of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (1936–1954) 248:Chairman of Anglo-Persian Oil Company (1909–1936) 507: 43:, from 1919 to 1927, was a British businessman. 46:Greenway was the son of John David Greenway of 225: 152: 150: 197:Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). 526:Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom 536:British businesspeople in the oil industry 239: 232: 218: 174:– via National Library of Australia. 147: 102: 300:Chairmen of British Petroleum (1954–1992) 27: 132:Labore Et Honore (Industry And Honour) 508: 54:and of R. G. Shaw & Co of London. 213: 359:CEO of British Petroleum (1992–1998) 37:Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway 13: 14: 562: 41:Sir Charles Greenway, 1st Baronet 471:Baronetage of the United Kingdom 199:Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 205:Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages 178: 89:. Lady Greenway died in 1940. 77:in the County of Southampton. 1: 440:Peerage of the United Kingdom 140: 399:CEO of BP plc (2001–present) 21:Charles Greenway (cricketer) 7: 382:CEO of BP Amoco (1998–2001) 10: 567: 551:Barons created by George V 18: 531:Anglo-Persian Oil Company 494: 481: 476: 469: 463:Charles Kelvynge Greenway 459: 450: 445: 438: 398: 381: 358: 299: 276: 247: 80: 63:Anglo-Persian Oil Company 158:"Recognition of Service" 541:English businesspeople 241:Chief Executives of BP 33: 488:(of Stanbridge Earls) 32:Lord Greenway in 1927 31: 91:Thomas John Greenway 163:The Mail (Adelaide) 98: 59:William Knox D'Arcy 16:British businessman 96: 34: 504: 503: 495:Succeeded by 460:Succeeded by 433: 432: 326:Maurice Bridgeman 186:Debrett's Peerage 138: 137: 558: 498:Charles Greenway 457:1927–1934 436: 435: 262:Charles Greenway 234: 227: 220: 211: 210: 190: 189: 182: 176: 175: 173: 171: 154: 106: 99: 95: 75:Stanbridge Earls 566: 565: 561: 560: 559: 557: 556: 555: 506: 505: 500: 491: 486: 465: 456: 434: 429: 394: 377: 354: 295: 272: 243: 238: 194: 193: 184: 183: 179: 169: 167: 156: 155: 148: 143: 83: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 564: 554: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 518: 502: 501: 496: 493: 480: 474: 473: 467: 466: 461: 458: 453:Baron Greenway 449: 443: 442: 431: 430: 428: 427: 425:Bernard Looney 421: 415: 409: 402: 400: 396: 395: 393: 392: 385: 383: 379: 378: 376: 375: 369: 362: 360: 356: 355: 353: 352: 346: 340: 334: 328: 322: 316: 310: 308:William Fraser 303: 301: 297: 296: 294: 293: 291:William Fraser 287: 280: 278: 274: 273: 271: 270: 264: 258: 251: 249: 245: 244: 237: 236: 229: 222: 214: 208: 207: 202: 192: 191: 177: 145: 144: 142: 139: 136: 135: 134: 133: 130: 127: 124: 121: 118: 115: 112: 107: 82: 79: 71:Baron Greenway 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 563: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 513: 511: 499: 490: 487: 485: 479: 475: 472: 468: 464: 455: 454: 448: 444: 441: 437: 426: 422: 420: 416: 414: 410: 408: 404: 403: 401: 397: 391: 387: 386: 384: 380: 374: 370: 368: 364: 363: 361: 357: 351: 350:Robert Horton 347: 345: 344:Peter Walters 341: 339: 335: 333: 329: 327: 323: 321: 317: 315: 314:Basil Jackson 311: 309: 305: 304: 302: 298: 292: 288: 286: 282: 281: 279: 275: 269: 265: 263: 259: 257: 253: 252: 250: 246: 242: 235: 230: 228: 223: 221: 216: 215: 212: 206: 203: 200: 196: 195: 187: 181: 165: 164: 159: 153: 151: 146: 131: 128: 125: 122: 119: 116: 113: 110: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 94: 92: 88: 78: 76: 72: 66: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 44: 42: 38: 30: 26: 22: 489: 482: 478:New creation 477: 451: 447:New creation 446: 413:Tony Hayward 320:Neville Gass 261: 256:Donald Smith 198: 185: 180: 168:. Retrieved 161: 84: 70: 67: 56: 45: 40: 36: 35: 25: 521:1934 deaths 516:1857 births 407:John Browne 390:John Browne 373:John Browne 367:David Simon 338:David Steel 285:John Cadman 268:John Cadman 510:Categories 492:1919–1934 423:2020–2023 419:Bob Dudley 417:2010–2020 411:2007–2010 405:2001–2007 388:1998–2001 371:1995–1998 365:1992–1995 348:1990–1992 342:1981–1990 336:1975–1981 332:Eric Drake 330:1969–1975 324:1960–1969 318:1957–1960 312:1956–1957 306:1954–1956 289:1941–1954 283:1936–1941 266:1927–1936 260:1914–1927 254:1909–1914 170:24 January 141:References 123:Supporters 117:Escutcheon 546:BP people 484:Baronet 188:. 1973. 87:Charles 48:Taunton 81:Family 52:Ceylon 129:Motto 111:Crest 73:, of 172:2019 512:: 160:. 149:^ 233:e 226:t 219:v 23:.

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Charles Greenway (cricketer)

Taunton
Ceylon
William Knox D'Arcy
Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Stanbridge Earls
Charles
Thomas John Greenway



"Recognition of Service"
The Mail (Adelaide)
Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
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Chief Executives of BP
Donald Smith
Charles Greenway
John Cadman
John Cadman
William Fraser
William Fraser
Basil Jackson
Neville Gass
Maurice Bridgeman
Eric Drake
David Steel

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