George Carr Glyn: Railwayman & Banker

George Carr Glyn: Railwayman and Banker byDavid Hodgkins. This is the first biography of George Carr Glyn who led the development of Glyn’s Bank into one of the largest private banks in London. also as chairman of the London and Birmingham and the London and North Western Railways, he played a central role in the development of the British railway system.

This book describes the part he played in both railways and banking and also the links between these spheres not only in Britain where Glyn’s was known as the Railway Bank because it held the accounts of so many railway companies, but also in Canada.