One of Britain's richest bachelors.
Sir Philip Sassoon, First Commissioner of Works, died recently at his home in Park-lane, W. He was fifty. He combined many interests in his active life—polities, art. sport. flying, days a British journal, He took great care of his health. He never drank, and smoked little.
About a month ago he had influenza. which developed into a streptococcus infection of the lung.
Sir Philip kept fit by play squash winter and summer at the Bath Club, tennis and golf.
He possessed a great love for the beautiful things in Art, pi tures, period furniture, decorative schemes and flowers were all enthu-spasms with him. He was considered to be one of the finest connoisseurs of art.
He owned three beautiful houses. at Park-lane, Trent Park and Port Lympne. At Park-lane he kept most of his valuable collection of pictures by Gainsborough, Velasquez, Sargent and Jose-Marie Sert. At Park-lane one of his most treasured po: sessions was the original of Earl Haig's famous Army order of Marc! 1918, in which he told the troops they were fighting with their backs to the wall. When the order was issued Sir Philip was Earl Haig's secretary.
Trent Park, Cockfosters. in Middlesex, is a beautiful mansion over looking sloping lawns and a large lake. Behind mansion is his own private airfield which he built In the grounds there is a first-rate nine-hole golf course, a heated open-air swimming pool and a tennis court which can be used either open or closed. It was at Trent Park that the Duke and Duchess of Kent spent part of their honeymoon.
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