Goldsmid was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1833, becoming the first Jew to become an English barrister,[2] and was made Queen's Counsel in 1858. In 1859 he succeeded to his father's honors. After the passing of the Jewish Disabilities Bill, in which he had aided his father with a number of pamphlets that attracted great attention, he entered Parliament in 1860 as member for the Reading constituency, and represented that constituency until his death.[2][3]
Goldsmid was strenuous on behalf of the Jewish religion, and the founder of the great Jews Free School. He was a munificent contributor to charities and especially to the endowment of University College London.[2] He married Louisa Goldsmid who was his cousin. His wife was a campaigner for women's education.[4] He employed the author and translator Frederica Maclean Rowan as his secretary for some years.[5]
Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid 2nd Bt., died dsp on 2 May 1878 in St. Thomas's Hospital London following an accident that day when he fell between the platform and a carriage from which he was alighting at Waterloo Station. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew Sir Julian Goldsmid, son of Frederick Goldsmid.[2]Goldsmid Road in the town of Reading is named after Francis Goldsmid, and is the location of the town's Orthodox synagogue.
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^ abcdeOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goldsmid s.v. Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, Bart.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 214.
^"Francis Henry Goldsmid". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 August 2007.
^Geoffrey Alderman, 'Goldsmid, Louisa Sophia, Lady Goldsmid (1819–1908)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 10 Sept 2015
^F. T. Marzials, 'Rowan, Frederica Maclean (1814–1882)’, rev. Susanne Stark, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 15 Nov 2015
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Francis Goldsmid
Jewish Encyclopedia entry for Francis Henry Goldsmid
francis, goldsmid, francis, henry, goldsmid, baronet, 1808, 1878, english, lawyer, politician, barrister, baronet, goldsmid, caricatured, james, tissot, vanity, fair, december, 1872born1, 1808died2, 1878, 1878, aged, occupation, barrister, politicianspouseloui. Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid 2nd Baronet 1 May 1808 2 May 1878 was an English lawyer and politician 1 Sir Francis Goldsmid Bt Barrister and Baronet Goldsmid as caricatured by James Tissot in Vanity Fair December 1872Born1 May 1808Died2 May 1878 1878 05 02 aged 70 Occupation s Barrister politicianSpouseLouisa Sophia Goldsmid m 1839 wbr ParentSir Isaac Lyon GoldsmidRelativesFrederick Goldsmid brother Sir Julian Goldsmid nephew Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Marriage 4 Death and legacy 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editThe son of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid and a member of the Goldsmid banking family Francis was born in London 2 and privately educated Career editGoldsmid was called to the bar at Lincoln s Inn in 1833 becoming the first Jew to become an English barrister 2 and was made Queen s Counsel in 1858 In 1859 he succeeded to his father s honors After the passing of the Jewish Disabilities Bill in which he had aided his father with a number of pamphlets that attracted great attention he entered Parliament in 1860 as member for the Reading constituency and represented that constituency until his death 2 3 Goldsmid was strenuous on behalf of the Jewish religion and the founder of the great Jews Free School He was a munificent contributor to charities and especially to the endowment of University College London 2 He married Louisa Goldsmid who was his cousin His wife was a campaigner for women s education 4 He employed the author and translator Frederica Maclean Rowan as his secretary for some years 5 Marriage editHe married his first cousin Louisa Sophia Goldsmid on 10 October 1839 at London England His nephew was Sir Julian Goldsmid Death and legacy editSir Francis Henry Goldsmid 2nd Bt died dsp on 2 May 1878 in St Thomas s Hospital London following an accident that day when he fell between the platform and a carriage from which he was alighting at Waterloo Station He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew Sir Julian Goldsmid son of Frederick Goldsmid 2 Goldsmid Road in the town of Reading is named after Francis Goldsmid and is the location of the town s Orthodox synagogue References edit House of Commons constituencies beginning with R part 1 Leigh Rayment s House of Commons pages Archived from the original on 9 June 2017 Retrieved 22 April 2009 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b c d e nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Goldsmid s v Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid Bart Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 214 Francis Henry Goldsmid JewishEncyclopedia com Retrieved 23 August 2007 Geoffrey Alderman Goldsmid Louisa Sophia Lady Goldsmid 1819 1908 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 10 Sept 2015 F T Marzials Rowan Frederica Maclean 1814 1882 rev Susanne Stark Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 15 Nov 2015External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by Sir Francis Goldsmid Jewish Encyclopedia entry for Francis Henry Goldsmid Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byFrancis PiggottSir Henry Singer Keating Member of Parliament for Reading1860 1878 With Francis Piggott to Nov 1860Gillery Piggott Nov 1860 1863George Shaw Lefevre from 1863 Succeeded byGeorge Shaw LefevreGeorge Palmer Baronetage of the United Kingdom Preceded byIsaac Lyon Goldsmid Baronet of St John s Lodge 1859 1878 Succeeded byJulian Goldsmid Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Goldsmid amp oldid 1219247211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
