Arthur Abraham David Sassoon was an English banker and socialite.
10 Facts About Arthur Sassoon
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Arthur Abraham David Sassoon was born on 25 May 1840.
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Arthur Sassoon was the fifth son of David Sassoon, a Jewish trader of cotton and opium in China who served as the Treasurer of Baghdad from 1817 to 1829.
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Arthur Sassoon's mother was Farha Sassoon, a philanthropist.
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Arthur Sassoon was an original member of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Bank, which later became known as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the Hong Kong subsidiary of HSBC.
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Arthur Sassoon's portrait was painted by George Frederic Watts in 1882.
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Arthur Sassoon was a personal friend and confidante of King Edward VII.
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Arthur Sassoon felt his bronchitis and asthma improved when he visited the Sussex coast, so his visits were not merely social.
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Arthur Sassoon died on 13 March 1912 while staying at the Leighton Buzzard home of Leopold de Rothschild, his brother-in-law.
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Arthur Sassoon is commemorated by four stained glass windows in the Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton.