Frederick David Sassoon | |
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| Born | (1853-05-01)1 May 1853 |
| Died | 4 May 1917(1917-05-04) (aged 64) London, England, U.K. |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant and banker |
| Spouse | Jeanette Raphael |
| Children | 1 |
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Frederick David Sassoon (1 May 1853 – 4 May 1917) was an India-bornAnglo-Jewish merchant and banker in Hong Kong and China.
Sassoon was born inBombay,British India on 1 May 1853,[1] Frederick David Sassoon was the eighth son ofDavid Sassoon, founder of the famous firm of merchant and bankers in the East,David Sassoon & Co.
Sassoon spent most of his working life in Hong Kong and wasunofficial member of theLegislative Council of Hong Kong as the representative of theJustices of the Peace from 1884 to 1887. He became Chairman of David Sassoon & Co. in London and also Director of theImperial Bank of Persia.[2]
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 17Knightsbridge,London.[1]
| Business positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Chairman of theHongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1878–1879 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1885–1886 | Succeeded by |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| New seat | Unofficial Member Representative forJustices of the Peace 1884–1887 | Succeeded by |
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