VANISHED FORTUNE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 53, Issue 207, 14 June 1933, Page 8

VANISHED FORTUNE.

EX-MILLIONAIRE’S WILL ESTATE VALUED AT Mr Edgar Cohen, the millionaire financier, who introduced taxi-cabs to London and played a prominent part in the development of Harrods Stores and other big concerns, and who died on January 29, aged 80, lett only £d. His will reads: “I, Edgar Israel Cohen, of 10 Cambridge Gate, Regent’s Parx, in the County of Middlesex, hereby revoke all former wills and codicils, and declare this only to be my last will. “I appoint my daughter, Madeline Cohen, sole executrix, hereof, and devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever, including any property in respect of which I have a power of appointment, unto my said daughter Madeline Cohen absolutely.” Air Cohen .was one of the most romantic figures of the "Victorian and Edwardian eras and to his house m St. John’s Wood were drawn the most famous of the world’s singers, actors and artists. His parties were famed for their brilliance and more than once the guests were entertained by Caruso. In the words of his son, Air Stanley Cohen, ‘‘Edgar Cohen made millions in his lifetime and died penniless. He spent, gambled and gave lavishly and lived gloriously. But when the world changed with the war he never found his place again.”