Frank Cyril Tiarks


Frank Cyril Tiarks OBE was an English banker.

Family

He was son of Henry Frederick Tiarks, banker, partner in J. Henry Schröder & Co. in London, and wife Agnes Morris, adopted daughter of Alexander Schlüsser, partner in J. Henry Schröder & Co. in London.
He was the grandson of Johann Gerhard Tiarks, who came from Lower Saxony and became a chaplain to the Duchess of Kent.

Biography

Educated on HMS Britannia 1887–1889, and served as midshipman in the Royal Navy 1889–1894. Resigned his commission following the death of his elder brother, to join his father in business. Among his appointments were a directorship of the Bank of England ; a partnership in J. Henry Schröder & Co.; a partnership in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company ; and High Sheriff of Kent for 1927. He was created an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
He served in World War I under Sir William Reginald Hall, Director of Naval Intelligence, in Room 40 Admiralty, as Lieut.-Cmdr.
Of German descent himself, like his wife, he was listed as a member of the Anglo-German Fellowship, of the British Union of Fascists but also in Hitler's 'Black Book'.

Marriage and issue

Tiarks married in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 November 1899 Emmie "Emmy" Marie Franziska Brödermann, daughter of Eduard Matthias Brödermann, merchant, and wife Ramona Luisa Clara Ignacia Störzel. They had:
His granddaughter, Henrietta Tiarks, The Dowager Duchess of Bedford, is the widow of the 14th Duke of Bedford. He is also first cousin thrice removed of Mark Phillips.
After his death, his will was proved at £222,830 on 8 July 1952.