Athelstan Carøe

Sir Einar Athelstan Gordon Carøe CBE (6 October 1903 – 18 April 1988) was an English grain merchant and broker with the firm of W.S. Williamson and Co., Liverpool.

Life and career
Carøe was born in Blundellsands, Lancashire, to a Danish father. He died in Scorton, Lancashire. He was educated at Eton College (where he was a King's Scholar) and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Carøe was chairman of the Trustee Savings Banks Association, honorary president of the EEC Savings Bank Group and a director of the London Board of the Norwich Union Group. He was Chairman of Minton Ltd. in Stoke-on-Trent until its sale to Royal Doulton in 1968. Caroe was also consul for Denmark (1931–1973) and Iceland (1947–1984) in Liverpool.

He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1972 New Year Honours.

Carøe married twice, first to Frances Mary Lyon on 6 April 1934, and after her death to Doreen Evelyn Jane Sandland in 1952.

Philately
In his spare time, Carøe was a noted philatelist who was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1972.