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1842-1910 George Christopher Trout Bartley was born on November 1842. He was educated at Blackheath, at Clapton, and at University College School, London, he became, in 1860, science examiner at the education branch of the Department of Science and Art in South Kensington. In 1866 he was made official examiner, and remained there until 1880 as assistant director of the science division. From 1870 he wrote several pamphlets on social questions, including poor law and education. With Emily Shirreff, he edited the journal of the Women's Educational Union. In 1872 he started the instalment club which enabled workmen to buy tools or clothes by regular weekly payments. In 1875 he helped establish the National Penny Bank and became its managing director. In 1880 Bartley resigned his post at South Kensington to follow a political career. From 1883 to 1885 he was chief agent to the Conservative Party and in 1885 he was returned for North Islington, and retained that seat until 1906. He on 13 September 1910. He was a member of the Council of the Girls' Public Day School Company 1872-1904 banker and politician GB/366/529 W. B. Owen, ‘Bartley, Sir George Christopher Trout (1842–1910)’, rev. Anita McConnell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30629, accessed 8 Aug 2008] Deposited/Corporate/GDS/Council/Bartley 08/08/2008 Mkklibyz 08/04/2009 Mkklibyz Bartley; Sir; George Christopher Trout (1842-1910); banker and politician Bartley George Christopher Trout Sir Male International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes 4cb41a6a-acc2-4ea6-9d85-05d2a1119415