 In 1901, Shewan, Tomes & Co. contributed to the foundation of helped the "China Light and Power Company", and a new steamship company between the U.S. and China, Japan, and the Philippines known as the "Pan-American Steamship Company".On March 20, 1890, married Harriot Constance Budd Hancock, at St. John's Cathedral in Hong Kong.She was the daughter of Alfred Hancock of Scotland.