Emmanuel Kaye

Sir Emmanuel Kaye (29 November 1914 – 28 February 1999) was a millionaire British industrialist and philanthropist known for founding Lansing Bagnall.

Kaye was born in Russia, the son of wheat merchant Zelman Kagarlisky (1877/1878–1926; his name was also spelled "Zalman Kagarlitzky") and his wife, Chassia Annie (1885/6–1943), a botanist. The family came to England when he was young, settling in London. Emmanuel was educated at Richmond Hill School, leaving to work for a small engineering firm at the age of 15.^[1][2] In 1934, his mother changed the family name to "Kaye".^[3]

He was a donor to Tony Blair's Labour Leader's Office Fund before the 1997 General Election.^[4] Kaye was associated with^[vague] the Labour Friends of Israel.^{[5][verification needed]}

Among major beneficiaries of his philanthropy was Emmanuel College, Cambridge, which made him an Honorary Member in 1994. He was Vice-Chairman (1981-85) and Chairman (1985–99) of the Thrombosis Research Trust.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

In 1946, Kaye married Elizabeth, daughter of Mark Cutler; they had a son and two daughters.^[6] He was appointed C.B.E. in 1967,^[7] and Knight Bachelor in 1974.^[8]

References

1. "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/72085. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. "Emmanuel Kaye - Graces Guide".
3. 24 November 1953, The London Gazette. Accessed 28 January 2023.
4. Moyes, Jojo (18 November 1996). "Multi-millionaires who keep Blair in his office". The Independent. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
5. Pierce, Andrew (18 November 1997). Blair's chance to raise cash for Pounds 1m refund. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
6. Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes, Kelly's Directories, 1969, p. 1122
7. Supplement to the London Gazette, 10 June 1967, pp. 6277-6278
8. Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 June 1974, pp. 6793-6794

Further reading

• Labour Party PLC: New Labour as a Party of Business Archived 23 December 2012 at archive.today—lengthy extract from David Osler's book about Labour fundraising and the Labour Leader's Office Fund ^{[dead link]}