Alexander Gordon Stephen
1862–1924 (age 62)
Biography
Alexander Gordon Stephen built a distinguished career in banking, guiding financial institutions with an eye for prudence and progress. Born in 1862, he believed that sound finance was a service to the wider community, not merely a pursuit of profit, and he took pleasure in mentoring younger colleagues.
He devoted time to charitable boards and helped fund initiatives that extended credit to small businesses and improved public amenities, demonstrating that a banker could be a steward for civic good; his life was commemorated among friends and colleagues at Kensal Green Cemetery.