Emanuel Lehman

He was the younger brother of Henry Lehman and the older brother of Mayer Lehman, and he was a co-founder of Lehman Brothers.

Emanuel Lehman
Born	Mendel Lehmann (1827-02-15)February 15, 1827 Rimpar, Bavaria
Died	January 10, 1907(1907-01-10) (aged 79) New York City
Nationality	American
Occupation	Banker
Known for	co-founder of Lehman Brothers
Spouse	Pauline Sondheim ​ ​ (m. 1859; died 1871)​
Children	Milton Lehman Philip Lehman Harriet Lehman Eveline Lehman
Relatives	Lehman family
Family	Henry Lehman (brother) Mayer Lehman (brother)
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Emanuel Lehman was born in Rimpar, Bavaria on February 15, 1827, the son of Eva (Rosenheim) and Abraham Lehmann, a cattle merchant. He traveled to the United States in 1847 to join his brother Henry in business.

He married Pauline Sondheim in May 1859, and they had four children. His wife died in 1871.

When the newly formed Mutual Alliance Trust Company opened for business in New York on the Tuesday after June 29, 1902, there were 13 directors, including Lehman, William Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.

In 1897, he donated $100,000 (equivalent to $3.7 million in 2023) to the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York, under the condition "to enlarge and perpetuate its usefulness." In May 1859, he married Pauline Sondheim, daughter of Louis Sondheim of New York. Pauline died in 1871. They had four children: Milton Lehman; Philip Lehman, a partner in the firm; Harriet Philip Lehman, and Evelyn Philip Lehman. He was of Jewish background.

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