Edward Isaac Ezra, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdward Isaac Ezra
Chinese businessman
Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1883
Date of Death: 15-Dec-1921
Profession: businessperson
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Edward Isaac Ezra
- Edward Isaac Ezra (3 January 1883 in Shanghai – 15 December 1921 in Shanghai) was a wealthy Jewish businessman, who was the first member of the Shanghai Municipal Council who was actually born in China, and who was at one time "one of the wealthiest foreigners in Shanghai".
- According to one report, Ezra amassed a vast fortune estimated at from twenty to thirty million dollars primarily through the importation of opium, and successful real estate investment and management in early twentieth century Shanghai.
- Ezra was the largest stockholder and the managing director of Shanghai Hotels Ltd., and its major financier, and controlled such hotels as the Astor House Hotel in Shanghai.
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