In 1870, he purchased The Observer newspaper, which he owned until his death in 1880.[2]
Personal life
Beer was married to Thyrza Beer (died 1881).[4] They had a son and a daughter:
Frederick Arthur Beer (died 1901; married Rachel Sassoon (1858–1927)).[5]
Ada Sophia Beer (1867–1875, died aged 8 years old) The main sculpture by Henry Hugh Armstead inside the Beer Mausoleum at Highgate Cemetery represents this young girl being protected by an angel.
Beer's mausoleum in Highgate Cemetery
Beer died in 1880.[6] His mausoleum in Highgate Cemetery has been listed as Grade II since 14 May 1974.[2][7] It was designed by the French/Dutch architect William Bouwens van der Boijen (1801–1907). The English architect John Oldrid Scott (1841–1913) was the executant architect overseeing construction. Scott made some small changes to van der Boijen's design.[8] Scott had, before recent research, been named as the architect in various sources.[9] Interred in it are:
