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...Herbert, II founded First Republic in the mid-1980s, spending 37 years as its chief executive before shifting to the role of executive chairman last year....
...After Herbert left for another woman, he was taken by his mother to live in Pennsylvania....
...S. Lowry, which went for £2.1m (£2.6m with fees, est £1.2m-£1.8m) on Tuesday. While life imitated art, much was different since Lowry painted the bustling “The Auction” in 1958....
...On their side they have the FOS’s previous position, the S.166 report, and years of precedent....
...Hence Absolom’s revolt against King David; the feud of George II and Frederick Prince of Wales; the hatred of Wilhelm II for his father Emperor Frederick....
...His father Herbert was a successful dress manufacturer; his mother Janet, nicknamed “Foxy”, was the designer. But material comfort wasn’t matched by emotional nourishment....
...The final cost of the S&L crisis between 1986 and 1995 was $153bn, or about 3 per cent of 1989 gross domestic product, of which taxpayers had to pay $124bn....
...Remarks by Chairman Ben S....
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