Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, 1st Baronet

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Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, 1st Baronet

British political activist

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Born:: January 13, 1778, London, England

Died:: April 27, 1859, London (aged 81)

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Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, 1st Baronet (born January 13, 1778, London, England—died April 27, 1859, London) was a financier and Britain’s first Jewish baronet, whose work for Jewish emancipation in that nation made possible the passage of the Jewish Disabilities Bill of 1859, granting basic civil and political rights to Jews. Highly successful as a dealer in precious metals with Portugal, Brazil, and Turkey, Goldsmid became active in the cause of Jewish emancipation and social reform. After passage of the Act of 1829, providing civil rights for Roman Catholics in England, he sought and made possible the passage of a ...(100 of 145 words)

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