Sassoon David Sassoon | |
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Born | 1832 |
Died | 1867 |
Resting place | Jewish Cemetery, Mile End |
Nationality | British, Indian, Iraqi |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, banker, philanthropist |
Spouse | Flora (Fahra) Reuben |
Parent(s) |
David Sassoon Farha Hayim or Hyeem |
Relatives | Sassoon family |
Sassoon David Sassoon (August 1832 – 24 June 1867) was a British Indian Iraqi businessman, banker, and philanthropist.
Sassoon was born in August 1832 in Bombay, India. [1] [2] He was a member of the Sassoon family. His father was David Sassoon (1792–1864), a leading trader of cotton and opium who served as the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829, and his mother was Farha Hayim of Baghdad. [1] He suffered from poor health from infancy but travelled widely. [3]
He was educated in biblical and Talmudic lore in Baghdad. [2] He also spoke several Oriental languages with great fluency. [2]
He proceeded to Shanghai, where he conducted the mercantile operations of the Chinese branch of the firm of David Sassoon, Sons & Co. [2] He went to London in 1858, where he opened a bank on Leadenhall Street. [1] [2] The business grew exponentially during the American Civil War, as they suddenly became the main suppliers of cotton to British spinning mills and the British market. [1]
He served as President of a committee which had for its object the organization of an expedition to the Jews in China, Abyssinia, and the East. He was also a member of the council of Jews' College and of the committee of the Jews' Free School, which two institutions he munificently endowed. [1] He was also a warden of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. [1] For several years, he acted as examiner in Hebrew to the Jews' Free School.[ citation needed]
At the age of 18, he married a cousin Farha Reuben (1838–1919) of Mumbai, daughter of Solomon Reuben Sassoon of Baghdad. [1] She later changed her name to Flora in England. They had four children giving rise to his grandchildren as follows:
They lived at Ashley Park in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey and equally at 17 Cumberland Terrace next to Regent's Park in St Pancras, London. [1] He died in 1867 in London, leaving an estate of £120,000 (equivalent to £13,420,000 in 2023). [1] Later, Flora moved to 37 Adelaide Crescent in Hove, East Sussex. [4]
Sassoon David Sassoon | |
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Born | 1832 |
Died | 1867 |
Resting place | Jewish Cemetery, Mile End |
Nationality | British, Indian, Iraqi |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, banker, philanthropist |
Spouse | Flora (Fahra) Reuben |
Parent(s) |
David Sassoon Farha Hayim or Hyeem |
Relatives | Sassoon family |
Sassoon David Sassoon (August 1832 – 24 June 1867) was a British Indian Iraqi businessman, banker, and philanthropist.
Sassoon was born in August 1832 in Bombay, India. [1] [2] He was a member of the Sassoon family. His father was David Sassoon (1792–1864), a leading trader of cotton and opium who served as the treasurer of Baghdad between 1817 and 1829, and his mother was Farha Hayim of Baghdad. [1] He suffered from poor health from infancy but travelled widely. [3]
He was educated in biblical and Talmudic lore in Baghdad. [2] He also spoke several Oriental languages with great fluency. [2]
He proceeded to Shanghai, where he conducted the mercantile operations of the Chinese branch of the firm of David Sassoon, Sons & Co. [2] He went to London in 1858, where he opened a bank on Leadenhall Street. [1] [2] The business grew exponentially during the American Civil War, as they suddenly became the main suppliers of cotton to British spinning mills and the British market. [1]
He served as President of a committee which had for its object the organization of an expedition to the Jews in China, Abyssinia, and the East. He was also a member of the council of Jews' College and of the committee of the Jews' Free School, which two institutions he munificently endowed. [1] He was also a warden of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. [1] For several years, he acted as examiner in Hebrew to the Jews' Free School.[ citation needed]
At the age of 18, he married a cousin Farha Reuben (1838–1919) of Mumbai, daughter of Solomon Reuben Sassoon of Baghdad. [1] She later changed her name to Flora in England. They had four children giving rise to his grandchildren as follows:
They lived at Ashley Park in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey and equally at 17 Cumberland Terrace next to Regent's Park in St Pancras, London. [1] He died in 1867 in London, leaving an estate of £120,000 (equivalent to £13,420,000 in 2023). [1] Later, Flora moved to 37 Adelaide Crescent in Hove, East Sussex. [4]