1778 - 1859

Home    Search    Print    Login    Add Bookmark

• Title	Sir
  Birth	13 Jan 1778	London
  Gender	Male
  Died	00 Apr 1859
  	GRO: Jun 1859 GOLDSMID Isaac Lyon Marylebone 1a 310
  Buried	02 May 1859	Balls Pond Road Jewish Cemetery
  	Inscription: Beneath this stone lie the mortal remains of SIR ISAAC LYON GOLDSMID Bart. who was born in London January 13th 1778. During many years of his long and active career he held a prominent place in the financial world. And whilst he took part in the chief enterprises of his --- for the development of National resources, his name was also associated with every movement for the social progress of mankind. With him, the agitation for the removal of the civil disabilities of the Jews took its rise and he devoted much time and unwearied labour to the promotion of this great cause which became triumphant a few months before he breathed his last. He was one of the founders of University College London, the first establishment of the kind in England, where all without distinction of creed might receive the advantages of a superior education. He was likewise a munificent patron of the hospital connected with that college and a benefactor to most of the benevolent and useful institutions. In the year 1841 (?) he was created a baronet of the United Kingdom being the first Jew who enjoyed that title and in 1845 Her Majesty the Queen of Portugal in recognition of the eminent services he had rendered to that country conferred upon the dignity of Baron. He died April 1859 in the 82nd year of his age.
  		Goldsmid, Sir Isaac Lyon Status: . Ref: KBoltc29
  		Goldsmid, Sir Isaac Lyon Status: . Ref: KBolt49
  Person ID	I7714	CemeteryScribes.com
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2009
  Father	GOLDSMID Asher Aron,   b. 1751, Amsterdam, Holland ,   d. 1822, London
  Mother	KIJSER Rachel,   b. 1752,   d. 1815, Amsterdam, Holland
  Married	1770
  Family ID	F1754	Group Sheet
  Family	GOLDSMID Isabel [Beila b Abraham Goldsmid SGL],   b. 1788,   d. 1860
  Married	1804	Great Synagogue   [1]
  Children	1. GOLDSMID Anna Maria,   b. 17 Sep 1805, London ,   d. 08 Feb 1889, London   2. GOLDSMID Benjamin,   d. 21 Sep 1807   3. GOLDSMID Francis Henry [Chaim Tsevi Hirsh b Isaac Aryeh HaLevi],   b. 01 May 1807, London ,   d. 02 May 1878, London   4. GOLDSMID Daniel,   b. 1809, London ,   d. 08 Oct 1815, Brighton > 5. GOLDSMID Frederick David [David Tevli b Isaac Aryeh HaLevi],   b. 31 Jan 1812, London ,   d. 18 Mar 1866, London   6. GOLDSMID George,   b. 1813, London ,   d. 10 Oct 1815, Brighton > 7. GOLDSMID Augusta,   b. 1815, London ,   d. 23 Jan 1838, London > 8. GOLDSMID Rachel,   b. 19 Sep 1816, London ,   d. 05 Nov 1896   9. GOLDSMID Caroline,   b. 13 Nov 1817, London ,   d. 14 Dec 1906, London > 10. GOLDSMID Emma [Hannah],   b. 22 Aug 1819, London ,   d. 13 Apr 1902, London   11. GOLDSMID Julia,   b. 1823, London ,   d. 1870, London
  Last Modified	05 Jul 2009
  Family ID	F1755	Group Sheet

• Sources

  [S13] GSM, Angela Shire, (Frank J Gent), ISBN 0950843733..