Arthur Ellis Franklin
Arthur Ellis Franklin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1857 |
| Died | 24 December 1938 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant banker, senior partner of A. Keyser & Co |
| Spouse | Caroline Jacob |
| Children | Alice Caroline Franklin Ellis Arthur Franklin Cecil Arthur Franklin Hugh Franklin Helen Bentwich |
| Parent | Ellis Abraham Franklin |
Arthur Ellis Franklin (18 April 1857 – 24 December 1938) was a British merchant banker, social worker and antiquarian, a senior partner of Keyser & Co. He was a prominent member of the Jewish community in Britain between the wars.
Early life
He was the son of the merchant banker Ellis Abraham Franklin (1822–1909), and came from a well-known Anglo-Jewish family, originally Fraenkel, that arrived in England in the 18th century.[1] He was educated at the City of London School, and on the Continent.[2]
Career
Franklin was senior partner of A. Keyser & Co, a merchant bank.[1] He resigned in May 1930 after 55 years associated with the firm. He was also a director of publishing company Routledge & Co and Chairman of the Notting Hill Electric Light Company.[2]
Personal life
His wife of 52 years was Caroline Jacob (1863–1935), an educationalist and suffragist.[3] They had six children: Jacob Franklin; Alice Franklin, honorary secretary of the Townswomen's Guild; Cecil Arthur Franklin, chairman of the publishers Routledge; Hugh Franklin, a campaigner for women's suffrage and later Labour politician; Helen Caroline Franklin (later Bentwich), CBE, a social worker and politician; and Ellis Arthur Franklin, also a merchant banker. The family lived at Pembridge Gardens, Kensington and also (from 1899) at Chartridge Lodge, Chesham in Buckinghamshire,[3] where they provided hospitality to German refugees (including Arthur Willner) and to Jewish officers and soldiers from overseas.[2]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 'Death of Arthur Franklin', The Palestine Post, 9 January 1939
- ^ a b Alison Bailey. 'Caroline Franklin – an early woman in the public sphere'. Amersham Museum, April 2022