Felix Schuster

Sir Felix Otto Schuster, 1st Baronet (21 April 1854 — 13 May 1936) was a British banker, financier and Liberal politician.

[1] He was educated in Frankfurt, Geneva, and after his family moved to England in 1869, at Owens College, Manchester.

[1] He was on the Royal Commission on London Traffic 1903-5, Board of Trade Commission for the Amendment of Company Law 1905, India Office Committee on Indian Railway Finance and Administration 1907-8 and Treasury Committee on Irish Land Purchase Finance 1907-8.

[1] In 1906, as a staunch supporter of free trade at the time, he stood as a Liberal candidate at the general election for the constituency of the City of London.

[1] He was subject to antisemitic attacks from right-wing forces due to his political views and personal background.

Felix Schuster
Free Trade and Finance
Vanity Fair 28 June 1906