Frederick David Sassoon
Frederick David Sassoon (1 May 1853 – 4 May 1917) was an Anglo-Jewish merchant and banker in Hong Kong and China.
Frederick David Sassoon | |
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| Born | 1 May 1853 Bombay, British India |
| Died | 4 May 1917 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Merchant and banker |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanette Raphael |
| Children | 1 |
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Early life
Sassoon was born in Bombay, British India on 1 May 1853,[1] Frederick David Sassoon was the eighth son of David Sassoon, founder of the famous firm of merchant and bankers in the East, David Sassoon & Co..
Career
Sassoon spent most of his working life in Hong Kong and was unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as the representative of the Justices of the Peace from 1884 to 1887. He became Chairman of David Sassoon & Co. in London and also Director of the Imperial Bank of Persia.[2]
Personal
He married Jeanette (Jenny) Raphael (1859–?), daughter of Edward L. Raphael from another great merchant banking dynasty.[2] They had a son named Ronald Edward David Sassoon (1895–1924), who died of a heart attack while visiting the Bagdad office of David Sassoon & Co.[3]
Frederick David Sassoon left £696,400 when he died on 14 May 1917 at 17 Knightsbridge, London.[1]
See also
References
- "The Weald of Kent, Surrey & Sussex". The Weald.
- Rubinstein, William D. (2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 864.
- Stanley Jackson: ″The Sassoons - Portrait of a Dynasty″, Secon Edition, William Heinemann Ltd., London 1989, p.199, ISBN 0434370568
| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius |
Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1878–1879 |
Succeeded by William H. Forbes |
| Preceded by Alexander Palmer MacEwen |
Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1885–1886 |
Succeeded by A. McIver |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| New seat | Unofficial Member Representative for Justices of the Peace 1884–1887 |
Succeeded by Paul Chater |