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Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon, 3rd Baronet (December 4, 1888 – June 3, 1939)as a member of the Sassoon and Rothschild families. He was a British politician, art collector and social host. He lived in North London
During the First World War Philip Sassoon served as private secretary to Field Marshal Haig. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to David Lloyd George in 1920. Between 1924 and 1929 and again from 1931 until 1937 he served as Under-Secretary of State for Air, and gained much prominence in political circles. In 1937 he became First Commissioner of Works, a post which he held until his death two years later.
Sassoon was a cousin of the poet, Siegfried Sassoon. He had a reputation for being one of the most eligible bachelors and greatest hosts in Britain. He built the Port Lympne estate in Kent. He largely re-built his other house and estate at Trent Park, Cockfosters, London.
The Sassoon Trophy was for aerial photography (originally). It sounds as of the trophy may have changed as to its award throughout its history.
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