Ellis Abraham Franklin (5 October 1822 – 11 May 1909) was a British merchant banker.

Early life

Franklin 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

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. He joined the merchant bank that had been established by

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, married Montagu's sister (Adelaide), and became a partner in 1862.

Personal life

His son,

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, the Liberal politician who was party leader from 1931-35.

Death

Franklin died in 1909. Upon his death, he left an estate valued at .

References

1822 births 1909 deaths English bankers English Jews Ellis Abraham 19th-century English businesspeople {{Judaism-bio-stub