Alexander Raphael
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Prior to serving in Parliament, he had been Sheriff of London for 1834, where he lost the tip of his left index finger in a fight with a criminal.[2]
Early life
Raphael was born in Madras, India to father Edward Raphael, a founder of Carniac Bank who died in 1791, and mother Maria Stephana Manuel, who died in 1790. He was baptised as a Catholic. His father was reportedly descended from Armenians (surnamed either Gharamiants or Kharan) who moved to New Julfa, Iran in the mid-17th century and then Madras. Raphael was tutored by Father Nicholas Pusani.[3]
Legacy
His legacy is St Raphael's Church in Surbiton, London, which he financed and had built as a family chapel. Completed in 1848, only two years before his death, it was later opened to the public as a Roman Catholic church by his nephew, Edward.[4]
References
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- Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922, edited by B.M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
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- James Corbett, A History of St Albans states that Alexander Raphael was a Whig, as does F.W.S. Craig in British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885.
External links
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- 1775 births
- 1850 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Carlow constituencies (1801–1922)
- UK MPs 1835–1837
- UK MPs 1847–1852
- British people of Armenian descent
- English Roman Catholics
- Indian people of Armenian descent
- Whig (British political party) MPs for Irish constituencies
- Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies
- Sheriffs of the City of London
- People from the Madras Presidency