Frederick David Sassoon
Frederick David Sassoon (1 May 1853 – 4 May 1917) was a Anglo-Jewish merchant and banker in Hong Kong and China.
Born in Bombay, British India on 1 May 1853,[1] Frederick David Sassoon was the eighth son of David Sassoon, founder of the famous firm of merchant and bankers in the East, David Sassoon & Co.. He spent of his working life in Hong Kong and was unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as the representative of the Justices of the Peace from 1884 to 1887. He became Chairman of David Sassoon & Co. in London and also Director of the Imperial Bank of Persia.[2]
Sassoon left £696,400 when he died on 14 May 1917 at 17 Knightsbridge, London.[1] He married daughter of Edward L. Raphael from another great merchant banking dynasty,[2] and had a son named Ronald Edward David Sassoon.
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1878–1879 |
Succeeded by William H. Forbes |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1885–1886 |
Succeeded by A. McIver |
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
| New seat | Unofficial Member Representative for Justices of the Peace 1884–1887 |
Succeeded by Paul Chater |
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