Ellis Abraham Franklin

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Ellis Abraham Franklin
Born5 October 1822
Liverpool, England
Died11 May 1909
NationalityBritish
EducationManchester Grammar School
OccupationMerchant banker
Children2 sons (Arthur Ellis Franklin & Leonard Benjamin Franklin), 1 daughter (Beatrice Franklin)
Parent(s)
RelativesSamuel Montagu (brother-in-law) Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (son-in-law)

Ellis Abraham Franklin (5 October 1822 – 11 May 1909) was a British merchant banker.

Early life[]

He was the son of (1784-1854), a silversmith and licensed navy agent, who started in Portsmouth, then later moved to Liverpool and eventually Manchester. He came from a prominent Anglo-Jewish family, originally Fraenkel, that arrived in England from Breslau in the 18th century.[1]

Career[]

He was born in Liverpool and educated at Manchester Grammar School. He joined the merchant bank that had been established by Samuel Montagu, married his sister Adelaide and became a partner in 1862.[1]

Personal life[]

His son Arthur Ellis Franklin (1857-1938) was a British merchant banker and senior partner of A. Keyser & Co.[1] His other son, Sir Leonard Benjamin Franklin (1862–1944), was a barrister, banker and Liberal Party politician. His daughter Beatrice Franklin married Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, the Liberal politician who was party leader from 1931–35.

Death[]

Franklin died in 1909. Upon his death, he left an estate valued at GBP £511,000.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e William D. Rubinstein (22 February 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 294–295. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. Retrieved 4 November 2015.


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