About Sassoon David Sassoon
Lived 1832 – 1867 (aged 34–35). Sassoon David Sassoon was a British businessperson.
Sassoon David Sassoon (August 1832 – 24 June 1867) was a British Indian Iraqi businessman, banker, and philanthropist. Sassoon was the first member of the Sassoon family to expand the family's business interests into England.
Biography
Early life Sassoon was born in August 1832 in Bombay, India. 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.
He was educated in biblical and Talmudic lore in Baghdad.
Personal life At the age of 18, he married a cousin Farha Reuben (1838–1919) of Mumbai, daughter of Solomon Reuben Sassoon of Baghdad.
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Indian businessman
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Sassoon David Sassoon was born in 1832 in Mumbai.
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Sassoon David Sassoon died in 1867 in London.
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Sassoon David Sassoon was a businessperson.
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Sassoon David Sassoon was British.
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