Ernest Witty Cotton, (born Barcelona, Spain), was an Anglo/Catalan footballer, tennis player and businessman. In 1899 Witty, a Spanish national tennis champion, became a founding member of the Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona and in the early 1900s he played for FC Barcelona. He was also a successful trader and his family company, the Witty Group, continues to operate today. He is the younger brother of Arthur Witty. Wikipedia
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A BRIEF HISTORY Witty S.A. was founded as a ship agency by Frederick Witty, one of many British entrepreneurs seeking to make their future overseas in the second half of the 19th century. www.wittygroup.com/about/about.htm