Joseph Edgar JOSEPH [c.1880-1946]
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Submitted by brian edgar on Sat, 2014-02-15 19:18
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Male
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Deceased
Joseph Edgar Joseph was an exchange broker and philanthropist.
He first came to Hong Kong as a small child in 1884 and spent most of the rest of his life here and in Shanghai.
He was interned in Stanley during the war, but seems to have been 'guaranteed out' in 1942.
He made donations to a wide variety of Hong Kong charities, to the Hebrew University in Palestine, and to the needy in Shanghai's Jewish community.
Source:
Obituary, China Mail, April 18, 1946
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Obituary, from page 2 of the
Obituary, from page 2 of the The China Mail, 1946-04-18:
Obituary
J. E. Joseph
It is with regret that we have to record the death which occurred on Tuesday night, after a short illness, of Mr. Joseph Edgar Joseph, one of the Colony's best known residents. He was in his 64th year.
An exchange broker and the owner of considerable property, the late Mr. Joseph first came to Hong Kong in 1884 as a small child, and spent most of his life here and in Shanghai.
During the later years of his life, he was a generous supporter of local charities of every kind, and of organisations like the New Territories Agricultural Association, the Jewish Synagogue, and the Po Leung Kuk. He also made large gifts to the Hebrew University in Palestine and to the needy among the Jewish community in Shanghai.
He leaves a brother, Mr. Felix A. Joseph, and a sister, Mrs. Juliet Toledano.
The funeral will take place today at 12.30 p.m., with interment at the Jewish Cemetery.