James Man

{{Short description|English sugar-broker and rum merchant (1755–1823)}}

{{other people||James Mann (disambiguation){{!}}James Mann}}

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James Man (1755–1823) was the founder of Man Group.

Born in Whitechapel and apprenticed to a William Humphrey as a barrel maker, James Man decided to establish his own business as a sugar-broker in 1783.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/markets/article/money-pours-into-man-groups-funds-7l6kj2qh2|title=Money pours into Man Group's funds|date=1 March 2018|newspaper=The Times|access-date=23 August 2021}}

In 1784, he secured a contract to supply the Royal Navy with rum.{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/203436b4-8609-11e4-a105-00144feabdc0|title=Man Group buys Silvermine for $23.5m|date=17 December 2014|newspaper=Financial Times| access-date=23 August 2021}} This business grew into Man Group, a substantial investment management business.

He retired in 1819 and moved to Dartmouth, Devon, where he died in 1823.{{cite web|url=https://www.manfamily.org/about/individuals/jonas-man/george-man-163031-1664/henry-man-1660/370-2/john-man-1718-1783/james-man-1755-1823/|title=Death notice of James Man in the Gentleman's Magazine; Death Notice of Sarah Roberts|access-date=23 August 2021}}