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

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

Early life edit

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

Career edit

Franklin was senior partner of A. Keyser & Co.[1]

Personal life edit

His wife was Caroline Jacob.[1] 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.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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.