Died 11 May 1909 Name Ellis Franklin Net worth GBP£511,000 (1909) | Occupation Merchant banker Nationality British | |
Born 5 October 1822 Liverpool, England Education Manchester Grammar School Children 2 sons (Arthur Ellis Franklin & Leonard Benjamin Franklin), 1 daughter (Beatrice Franklin) | ||
Ellis Abraham Franklin (5 October 1822 – 11 May 1909) was a British merchant banker
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Early life
He was the son of Abraham Franklin (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.
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.
Personal life
His son Arthur Ellis Franklin (1857-1938) was a British merchant banker and senior partner of A. Keyser & Co. His other son 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.