Sassoon David Sassoon

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Met Farha Reuben in Baghdad when 18

Became warden of Spanish and Portuguese synagogue.

Arrived in England towards the end of 1858 and was joine d a few month's later by wife and Joseph and Rachel. went t o live in Ashley Park in Surrey.

Not a business genius.

Circumcised in a synagogue with a Parsee as a landlord.

Tall, thin as cheroot. Glum day-dreaminess, slight lisp.

Delicate.

Edited a new Hebrew-Arabic periodical and was sent to Baghd ad for further study. Met Farha reuben in Baghdad when 18.

Went to Shanghai while wife stayed in Bombay.

During American Civil War the speediest way to transmit th e market prices was by telgraph to Suez costing 3 pounds an d 5 shillings for 20 words then on to Bombay by steame r - 2 weeks - then telegraphed to Colaba Point.

Sassoon David Sassoon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sassoon David Sassoon Born 1832 Mumbai, British India Died 1867 Langham Hotel, London, England, UK Cause of death Heart defect/disease Resting place Jewish Cemetery, Mile End Nationality British Occupation Businessman Banker Philanthropist Parent(s) David Sassoon Farha Hayim or Hyeem Sassoon David Sassoon (1832–1867) was a British businessman, banker and philanthropist. Contents [hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Business career 1.3 Philanthropy 1.4 Personal life 2 References 3 See also Biography[edit] Early life[edit] Sassoon David 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, 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] Business career[edit] 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] Philanthropy[edit] 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. Personal life[edit] At the age of 18, he married Fahra 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: Joseph Sassoon Sassoon (1856–1918; married Louise de Gunzburg and had 7 children). Rachel Sassoon Beer (1858–1927; married Frederick Arthur Beer, son of Julius Beer).[1] Alfred Ezra Sassoon (1861–1895; married Theresa Thornycroft and had three sons, one of whom was Siegfried Sassoon). Frederick Meyer Sassoon (1862–1889); married unknown and had two daughters. They resided 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 £9,580,000 in 2015).[1] Later, Flora moved to 37 Adelaide Crescent in Hove, East Sussex.[4]