The Lehman family was a prominent family of Jewish-German-American businesspeople who founded the financial firm Lehman Brothers

Lehman Brothers

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...

. This family was related to Otto Liman von Sanders

Otto Liman von Sanders

Generalleutnant Otto Liman von Sanders was a German general who served as adviser and military commander for the Ottoman Empire during World War I.-Biography:...

, who was a German general who served as adviser and military commander for the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. Some were also involved in American politics.

Some of the family members include:

• Allan S. Lehman
• Arthur Lehman, son of Mayer
• Emanuel Lehman, brother of Henry, co-founder of Lehman Brothers
• Harold M. Lehman
• Henry Lehman
  Henry Lehman
  Henry Lehman was a German-American businessman and the founder of Lehman Brothers financial services, which declared bankruptcy in 2008....
  
  , founder of H. Lehman, which became Lehman Brothers
• Herbert H. Lehman
  Herbert H. Lehman
  Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic Party politician from New York. He was the 45th Governor of New York from 1933 to 1942, and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1950 to 1957.-Lehman Brothers:...
  
   (1878–1963), U.S. senator, son of Mayer
• Irving Lehman
  Irving Lehman
  Irving Lehman was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1940 until his death in 1945.- Biography:...
  
   (1876–1945), U.S. lawyer and politician
• Mayer Lehman, youngest brother of Henry and Emanuel, co-founder of Lehman Brothers
• Philip Lehman
  Philip Lehman
  Philip Lehman was a Jewish-American investment banker. Born in New York City to Emanuel and Pauline , his father, was a co-founder of investment bank, Lehman Brothers. Philip became a partner in the family-owned firm in 1887 and was the firm's managing partner from 1901 to 1925...
  
   (1861–1947), son of Emanuel
• Robert Lehman
  Robert Lehman
  Robert Lehman was an American banker, head of Lehman Brothers for decades and a notable race-horse owner, and important art-collector and philanthropist.-Biography:...
  
   (1891–1969), son of Philip
• Sigmund M. Lehman