Polity American Trading Company of Borneo

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Was an Anmerican chartered company formed after the acquisition over a parcel of land in northern Borneo from the Sultanate of Brunei.

Establishment

  • January 1866: The American Trading Company of Borneo was a chartered company formed by Joseph William Torrey, Thomas Bradley Harris together with several Chinese investors shortly after the acquisition over a parcel of land in northern Borneo from the Sultanate of Brunei.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1878: In 1877, the territory on the western coast of northern Borneo, previously owned by the American Trading Company of Borneo, was transferred to Overbeck, a British businessman who later became the first British Consul in North Borneo. This marked the beginning of British influence in the region.