Emanuel Lehman
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| Born | Mendel Lehmann February 15, 1827 |
| Died | January 10, 1907 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | co-founder of Lehman Brothers |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline Sondheim |
| Children | Milton Lehman Philip Lehman Harriet Lehman Eveline Lehman |
| Family | Henry Lehman (brother) Mayer Lehman (brother) |
Emanuel Lehman (born Mendel Lehmann; February 15, 1827 – January 10, 1907) was a German-born American banker. The younger brother of Henry Lehman, he was a co-founder of Lehman Brothers.[1]
When the newly formed Mutual Alliance Trust Company opened for business in New York on the Tuesday after June 29, 1902, there were 13 directors, including Lehman, William Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.[2]
Philanthropy and family[]
In 1897, he donated $100,000 (equivalent to $3.1 million in 2020) to the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York, under the condition "to enlarge and perpetuate its usefulness."[3] In May 1859, he married Pauline Sondheim, daughter of Louis Sondheim of New York. Pauline died in 1871. They had four children: Milton Lehman; Philip Lehman, a partner in the firm; Harriet Philip Lehman, and Evelyn Philip Lehman.[4] He was of Jewish background.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Birmingham, Stephen (1996). Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0815604114.
- ^ "Mutual Alliance Trust Co.", The New York Times, New York, p. 35, June 29, 1902, retrieved January 23, 2017
- ^ "Large Gift To Orphans; Emanuel Lehman Offers $100,000 to the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Society" (PDF). The New York Times. February 17, 1897.
- ^ "Philip Lehman, 85, Noted Banker, Dies - Lehman Bros. Senior Partner, Cousin of Ex-Governor - Was an Art Collector". The New York Times. March 22, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Hall, Henry, ed. (1895). America's Successful Men of Affairs, an Encyclopedia of Contemporaneous Biography. New York: New York Printing Company. pp. 391–392.
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