Alexander Raphael

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Alexander Raphael (d. 1850) was the first British-Armenian to serve in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He succeeded entering the House of Commons as a Catholic Tory from St. Albans. Prior to serving in Parliament, he had been Sheriff of London for 1829.[1] His father was Edward Raphael who was one of the founders of the Carniac Bank in Madras, India, which opened its doors in 1788.

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  1. ^ David Marshall Lang.Armenia: Cradle of Civilization. Goerge Allen and Unwin Publishers. British ISBN 0-04-956008-5

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