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Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon, 3rd Baronet, GBE, CMG (4 December 1888 – 3 June 1939) was a British politician, art collector, and socialite, entertaining many celebrity guests at his homes, Port Lympne Mansion, Kent, and Trent Park, North London.
Nov 26, 2022 · In ‘Sassoon,’ Prof. Joseph Sassoon tells how his distant family of Baghdadi Jews fled to India and built an empire on the legal narcotics trade, hobnobbing with the British royals. By...
Philip Sassoon was a wealthy and influential politician, aviator and art collector who befriended Winston Churchill during the First World War. He served as Under-Secretary of State for Air and helped Churchill develop the Royal Air Force.
Philip Sassoon was a prominent Conservative MP, a close friend and adviser of Field Marshal Haig, and a generous patron of the arts and charity. He played a key role in the First World War, negotiated Haig's pension and earldom, and entertained royalty at his lavish estates.
Apr 22, 2017 · A blog post about the social and cultural connections of Philip Sassoon, a wealthy and influential host in the interwar period, and his relations with the Duke of Kent and the Sitwell family. It includes references to Evelyn Waugh's novels and reviews of books about Sassoon and the Sitwells.
Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon, 3rd Baronet, GBE, CMG (4 December 1888 – 3 June 1939) was a British politician, art collector, and socialite, entertaining many celebrity guests at his homes, Port Lympne Mansion, Kent, and Trent Park, North London.
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Sir Philip Sassoon attained prominence in the art world, high society and politics in the first decades of the 20th century. He was ADC to Douglas Haig during the First World War and later Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lloyd George.
