Davenport and Co Ltd , tea traders

Davenport and Company was registered in 1925 in Bengal as a private company to take over an existing business in Calcutta, also called Davenport and Company. It acted as a managing agent for a number of Indian tea companies. Davenport and Company was acquired in 1930 by Harrisons and Crosfield Limited (CLC/B/112). In circa 1955 Harrisons and Crosfield Limited sold its shareholding in the Company.

For historical notes concerning Harrisons and Crosfield's shareholdings in the Company see CLC/B/112/MS37392. For copy board minutes of Davenport and Company, 1941-55, see CLC/B/112/MS37208.