Emanuel Raphael Belilios
| Emanuel Raphael Belilios CMG, JP | |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |
|
In office 8 August 1881 – 5 September 1882 | |
| Appointed by | Sir John Pope Hennessy |
| Preceded by | J. M. Price |
| Succeeded by | J. M. Price |
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In office 25 February 1892 – 5 April 1900 | |
| Appointed by |
Sir William Robinson Sir Wilsone Black |
| Preceded by | Phineas Ryrie |
| Succeeded by | R. M. Gray |
| Chairman of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation | |
|
In office 1876–1877 | |
| Preceded by | Andolph von André |
| Succeeded by | Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 November 1837 Calcutta, British India |
| Died |
11 November 1905 (aged 67) London, United Kingdom |
Emanuel Raphael Belilios, CMG, JP (14 November 1837 – 11 November 1905) was a Hong Kong Jewish opium dealer and businessman.
Belilios was born in Calcutta, British India on 14 November 1837. His father was Raphael Emanuel Belilios, member of a Jewish Venetian family. Belilios married Simha Ezra in 1855, and in 1862 he settled in Hong Kong and engaged in trade.
In the 1870s, Belilios was chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited.[1]
He tried to establish relations with the then British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli by proposing a marble and bronze statue of Disraeli, which was declined by the prime minister himself.[2]
He became Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Chairman from 1876 to 1882, appointed to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1881 and as the Council's Senior Unofficial Member from 1892 to 1900.
Belilios gained his reputation as a philanthropist. In the years 1887 and 1888, Belilios gave out two annual scholarships valued at $60, to the students of the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese and studying at the Alice Memorial Hospital.[3] In August 1889, Belilios donated $25,000 to set up a girls' government school. The Belilios Public School was renamed from Central School for Girls in honour of Belilios.[4]
Belilios died in London on 11 November 1905.
Family
His son, Raphael Emanuel Belilios (or "Billy"), was a barrister in England. He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1900 and called to the Bar in 1903. In the same year, Raphael had an arranged marriage to Vera Charlotte Hart, the only daughter of Sir Israel Hart of Holland Park and Lady Charlotte Victoria of Knighton, Leicester[5] Raphael was admitted to the Bar on 16 May 1903.[6] He occupied chambers at Middle Temple from 1904 to 1922.
His great-great-grandson is actor Max Minghella.
See also
References
- ↑ "History 1871–1880", Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited
- ↑ McCabe, Ina Baghdiantz; Harlaftis, Gelina; Minoglou, Ioanna Pepelasis (2005). Diaspora Entrepreneurial Networks: Four Centuries of History. Berg. p. 260.
- ↑ "Advertisements". Singapore: The Straits Times. 29 September 1887. p. 2.
- ↑ Endacott, G. B. (1973) [1958]. A history of Hong Kong. London: Oxford University Press. p. 238. ISBN 9780196382647.
- ↑ "Scottish Universities Dinner". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 16 November 1903. p. 5.
- ↑ "Mr Raphael Belilios". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 25 May 1906. p. 3.
| Legislative Council of Hong Kong | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John MacNeile Price |
Unofficial Member 1881–1882 |
Succeeded by John MacNeile Price |
| Preceded by Phineas Ryrie |
Unofficial Member 1892–1900 |
Succeeded by Roderick Mackenzie Gray |
| Preceded by Phineas Ryrie |
Senior Unofficial Member 1892–1900 |
Succeeded by Paul Chater |
| Business positions | ||
| Preceded by Andolph von André |
Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation 1876–1877 |
Succeeded by Hans Christian Heinrich Hoppius |