Benjamin Samuel Philipps

Benjamin Samuel Philipps, 1866. Graphic by Krüll and Michael.

Sir Benjamin Samuel Philipps (* 1811 in London ; † October 9, 1889 ibid) was an English entrepreneur, champion of Jewish emancipation in England and Lord Mayor of London from 1865 to 1866 . Among other things, he was President of the Hebrew Literary Society and Vice President of the Anglo Jewish Association .

On December 28, 1866 he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor .

literature

Philipps, Sir Benjamin Samuel. In: Salomon Wininger : Great Jewish National Biography. Volume V, Arta, Cernăuţi 1931, p. 15.
Joseph Jacobs, Goodman Lipkind: PHILLIPS, SIR BENJAMIN SAMUEL. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Volume 10, Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906, p. 5 .

Individual evidence

^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 2, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 358.

personal data
SURNAME	Philipps, Benjamin Samuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Philipps, Sir Benjamin Samuel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English entrepreneur, champion of Jewish emancipation in England, Lord Mayor of London
DATE OF BIRTH	1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	London
DATE OF DEATH	October 9, 1889
Place of death	London

[1] William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 2, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 358.