Background
Lehmann was born in Hamburg, the son of Leo Lehmann of Hamburg.
Lehmann was born in Hamburg, the son of Leo Lehmann of Hamburg.
He was the brother of Henri Lehmann and Rudolf Lehmann. Lehmann stood unsuccessfully for parliament at Middlesex in 1874 and Waterford in 1877. A petition was lodged and the result voided.
Lehmann died at the age of 65.
Lehmann married Nina Chambers, daughter of Doctor Robert Chambers of Edinburgh. Their social circle included Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Robert Browning, Lord Leighton, and other prominent figures.
Their sons were Rudolf Chambers Lehmann (a Liberal politician), Frederick H Chambers and Ernest B Chambers. Minnie lived in a large house with servants in London - and the census noted her as "Minnie Lehmann" - single.
Minnie remarried a year after his death - to Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Charles Fortesque.
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He was elected as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Evesham at a by-election in July 1880, by a majority of only two votes.