# Edward Probst

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Edward Albert Probst
| image        = Edward Albert Probst.png
| image_size   = 150px
| caption      =
| order        = [Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council](/source/Shanghai_Municipal_Council)
| term_start   = January 1897
| term_end     = May 1897
| predecessor  = James Scott
| successor    = [Albert Burkill](/source/Albert_Burkill)
| birth_date   = 1858
| birth_place  = [Louth, Lincolnshire](/source/Louth%2C_Lincolnshire), England
| death_date   = {{death date|1931|4|9|mf=y}} (aged 73)
| death_place  = England
| constituency = 
| party        = 
| spouse       = 
| profession   = Businessman
| signature    = 
| footnotes    =  
}}

'''Edward Albert Probst''' was the chairman of the [Shanghai Municipal Council](/source/Shanghai_International_Settlement) in from January 1897 to May 1897 when he resigned due to vote of no confidence in the council.

==Biography==

Probst was born in approximately 1858, the son of Peter Everard Probst.<ref>E.A. Probst marriage certificate.</ref>

Burkill moved to Shanghai in about 1880.  He joined the firm of Iverson & Co in which he became a partner in 1887.   The firm merged to become Ward, Probst & Co and subsequently Probst, Hanbury & Co.<ref>North China Herald, April 14, 1931, p752</ref>

Probst was a keen sportsman and in his early days in Shanghai was a leading cricketer being named to the Shanghai interport team.  He was also a keen rower and also a horse racing enthusiast.<ref>North China Herald, April 14, 1931, p752</ref>

Probst served for a number of years on the [Shanghai Municipal Council](/source/Shanghai_Municipal_Council) and in January 1897 was elected chairman of the council.  In May 1897 he resigned along with his fellow council members as a result of the "[wheelbarrow riots](/source/wheelbarrow_riots)" in Shanghai.<ref>North China Herald, April 30, 1897, p793</ref>  [Albert Burkill](/source/Albert_Burkill) took his place as chairman of the council.

Probst died on 9 April 1931 in England.<ref>Probate Records for Probst; North China Herald, April 14, 1931, p752</ref>

==Marriage==

Probst married Alice Deacon, daughter of Albert Deacon, on 1 October 1890 in Shanghai.<ref>Marriage Certificate of E.A. Probst</ref>

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Category:1931 deaths
Category:British expatriates in China

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