The Baring Archive Exhibition: George White, Barings' Troubleshooter

Chronology of the life and career of George Henry White

• 1817: George Henry White born at Tolleshunt d’Arcy, Essex
• 1824: First issue of Argentine sovereign bonds in London
• 1834: White joins Barings as a fourth class clerk
• 1844: White recorded as living at 15 Hanover Street, Peckham
• 1850: White working with Thomas Baring, senior partner
• 1852: White travels to Buenos Aires with Major Ferdinand White
• 1856: White travelling to Paris
• 1857: White travels to Buenos Aires again
• 1862: White travels to Mexico
• 1863: White returns to London
• 1866: Manager of Stock Department
• 1870: White is senior confidential clerk
• 1872: White retires from Barings, succeeded by William J Walpole
• 1889: White dies at Torquay
• 1977: A portfolio of 104 watercolours by George White acquired by Barings at auction