Frederick David Sassoon
Frederick David Sassoon was an India-born Anglo-Jewish merchant and banker in Hong Kong and China.
Early life
Sassoon was born in Bombay, British India on 1 May 1853, 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.Career
Sassoon spent most 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.Personal
He married Jeanette Raphael, daughter of Edward L. Raphael from another great merchant banking dynasty. They had a son named Ronald Edward David Sassoon, who died of a heart attack while visiting the Bagdad office of David Sassoon & Co.Frederick David Sassoon left £696,400 when he died on 14 May 1917 at 17 Knightsbridge, London.