| AdminHistory | Sir Lionel Barnett Abrahams, born London, only son of Mordecai Abrahams, secretary to the Initiation Society, 1869; educated at City of London School and Balliol College Oxford; joined India Office in 1893; married Lucy, daughter of N S Joseph, 1896; Companion of the Bath, 1908; Knight Commander of the Bath, 1915; member of the Jewish Board of Guardians; publications include 'The Expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290'; contributions to the 'Jewish Quarterly Review' and the 'Palgrave Dictionary of Political Economy'; died 1919. Lionel and Lucy Abrahams' only son was Arthur Charles Lionel Abrahams, born 22 Jan 1898; educated at Westminster School; scholar elect, Christ Church, Oxford, 1916; Second Lieutenant, Coldstream Guards, 1916; Lieutenant, 1917; killed in action, Merville, 13 April 1918. |