Eugene S. Benjamin
Eugene S. Benjmain | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eugene Simeon Benjamin January 21, 1862 Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1941 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Miriam Gutman (m. 1890) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Alfred Benjamin Sophie Wolf |
Eugene Simeon Benjamin (January 21, 1862 – June 21, 1941) was a Jewish-American business executive and philanthropist from New York.
Life
Benjamin was born on January 21, 1862, in Leavenworth, Kansas, the son of Alfred Benjamin and Sophie Wolf. His father was an English immigrant from Birmingham, and his mother was from New York.[1]
Benjamin came to
Baron de Hirsch Fund from 1900 to 1922, after which he became its managing director. He was also president of the Woodbine Land Improvement Company, vice-president of the Jewish Agricultural Society, and a founder of the National Conference of Jewish Charities. In 1933, he wrote Practical Credit Analysis,[2] which became a widely used textbook. He worked as a wholesale clothier and silk manufacturer, bank director, and advisor on commercial credits.[3]
Benjamin was a member of the
Ethical Culture Society and the Century Country Club. In 1890, he married Miriam Gutman. They had one child, Alfred.[4]
Benjamin died at home from a long illness on June 21, 1941.[1]
References
- ^ a b "E. S. Benjamin Dies; Charity Fund Head" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. XC, no. 30465. New York, N.Y. 22 June 1941. p. 32.
- ^ Landman, Isaac, ed. (1940). The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.: The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc. pp. 180–181 – via Google Books.
- The Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 356 – via American Jewish CommitteeArchives.
- ^ Simons, John, ed. (1938). Who's Who in American Jewry, 1938-1939. Vol. 3. New York, N.Y.: National News Association, Inc. p. 73 – via FamilySearch.
