Arthur Ellis Franklin(18 April 1857 – 24 December 1938) was a British merchant banker and senior partner ofKeyser & Co.

Arthur Ellis Franklin
Born18 April 1857
Died24 December 1938(1938-12-24)(aged 81)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Merchant banker, senior partner ofA. Keyser & Co
SpouseCaroline Jacob
ChildrenAlice Caroline Franklin
Ellis Arthur Franklin
Cecil Arthur Franklin
Hugh Franklin
Helen Bentwich
ParentEllis Abraham Franklin

Early life

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He was the son of the merchant bankerEllis Abraham Franklin(1822–1909), and came from a prominent Anglo-Jewish family, originally Fraenkel, that arrived in England in the 18th century.[1]

Career

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Franklin was senior partner ofA. Keyser & Co.[1]

Personal life

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His wife was Caroline Jacob.[1]They had six children: Jacob Franklin;Alice Franklin,honorary secretary of theTownswomen's Guild;Cecil Arthur Franklin,chairman of the publishersRoutledge;Hugh Franklin,a campaigner forwomen's suffrageand later Labour politician;Helen Caroline Franklin(later Bentwich), CBE, a social worker and politician; andEllis Arthur Franklin,also a merchant banker.

References

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  1. ^abcWilliam D. Rubinstein (22 February 2011).The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History.Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 294–295.ISBN978-0-230-30466-6.Retrieved4 November2015.