Emanuel Lehman

Emanuel Lehman (born Mendel Lehmann; February 15, 1827 – January 10, 1907) was an American banker. He was the younger brother of Henry Lehman and the older brother of Mayer Lehman, and he was a co-founder of Lehman Brothers.

Biography 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.

Philanthropy and family In 1897, he donated $100,000 (equivalent to $ million in ) 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.