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Sir George Alexander Touche, 1st Baronet (/ ˈ t uː ʃ /; born Touch; 24 May 1861 – 7 July 1935) was a British accountant and politician. He founded one of the firms which amalgamated to create Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Sir George Touche, Bart., C.A. 1861-1935. A Memoir. C The career of this influential accountant illuminates, with colorful Victorian overtones, the beginnings of the investment trust movement and the heyday of British international investment. by Mary E. Murphy. PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT LOS ANGELES STATE COLLEGE.
Sir George Touche, Bart., C.A. 1861–1935: A Memoir. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2012. Mary E. Murphy. Article. Metrics. Save PDF. Share. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Abstract. Core share and HTML view are not available for this content.
George A. Touche, a Scotsman, established a London-based accounting company in 1898 to help meet that demand. Two years later, he followed the flow of British capital to the United States, establishing the first US office of Touche, Niven & Company.
George Touche was born in Edinburgh. He was the son of a banker so he has a close connection to the business world since he grew up. He studied in the Edinburgh Institute and the University of Edinburgh later.
The career of this influential accountant illuminates, with colorful Victorian overtones, the beginnings of the investment trust movement and the heyday of British international investment.
Sir George Touche. 1861-1935 Sir George Alexander Touche is known for being the founder of Touche Ross, and a prime example of the Victorian 'self-made man'. But this reputation only sheds light on part of the man and his achievements, as Archibald Richards, Former Chairman of the Board of Partners and former Senior Partner in Scotland reveals.
george touche. International Relations and Global Politics, Organizational Sociology, and Urban Sociology. Download.
In 1899 he founded an accountancy practice, George A. Touche & Co. (now Deloitte and Touche), establishing branches in America and Canada. He was Conservative M.P. for North Islington from 1910-18, Alderman of the City of London from 1915-1921, and Sheriff of London in 1915-16.
By the start of World War I in 1914, there were offices in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Canada and Cuba, as well as on the island of Java (a joint venture with George A. Touche & Co. that was the first formal connection between Deloitte and Touche), and in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia (the future Zimbabwe).
