Goldsmid is the name of a family of Anglo-Jewish bankers who sprang from Aaron Goldsmid (died 1782), a Dutch merchant who settled in England around 1763. Two of his sons, Benjamin Goldsmid (c. 1753-1808) and Abraham Goldsmid (c. 1756-1810), began business together around 1777 as bill-brokers in London. They became great powers in the money market during the Napoleonic Wars through their dealings with the government. In 1810, Abraham Goldsmid was joint contractor with the Barings for a government loan, but owing to a depreciation of the scrip, he was forced into bankruptcy and committed suicide. His brother, in a fit of depression, had similarly taken his own life two years before. Both were noted for their public and private generosity, and both played major roles in funding and managing the Naval Asylum – later renamed the Royal Naval Asylum. Benjamin left four sons, the youngest being Lionel Prager Goldsmid, and a daughter Mary Ann Goldsmid who married Timothy Yeats Brown in 1812; Abraham left a daughter, Isabel Goldsmid.[1][2]
Abraham Goldsmid (c. 1756–1810)The Goldsmid family crest, with the motto Concordia et sedulitate
Another distinguished member of the same family was Sir Frederic John Goldsmid (1818-1908), son of Lionel Prager Goldsmid. His sister married Henry Edward Goldsmid (1812-1855), an eminent Indian civil servant, son of Edward Goldsmid. His reform of the revenue system in Bombay and introduction of a new system, established after his death, through his reports in 1840-1847, and his devoted labor in land-surveys, were considered of the highest importance to western India and established his memory there as a public benefactor.[2][3]
^Marrache, Abraham S. (2017). Timothy 'Equality' Brown: A Radical Regency Life. Pomegranate Press. ISBN9781907242649.
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Goldsmid". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 214.
^Davidson, David (1890). Memories of a long life. Edinburgh. pp. 180–183.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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An article on Neville Davison Goldsmid, businessman and art collector in The Hague, in the Dutch Wikipedia
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January 01, 1970
goldsmid, family, confused, with, goldschmidt, family, goldsmid, name, family, anglo, jewish, bankers, sprang, from, aaron, goldsmid, died, 1782, dutch, merchant, settled, england, around, 1763, sons, benjamin, goldsmid, 1753, 1808, abraham, goldsmid, 1756, 18. Not to be confused with Goldschmidt family Goldsmid is the name of a family of Anglo Jewish bankers who sprang from Aaron Goldsmid died 1782 a Dutch merchant who settled in England around 1763 Two of his sons Benjamin Goldsmid c 1753 1808 and Abraham Goldsmid c 1756 1810 began business together around 1777 as bill brokers in London They became great powers in the money market during the Napoleonic Wars through their dealings with the government In 1810 Abraham Goldsmid was joint contractor with the Barings for a government loan but owing to a depreciation of the scrip he was forced into bankruptcy and committed suicide His brother in a fit of depression had similarly taken his own life two years before Both were noted for their public and private generosity and both played major roles in funding and managing the Naval Asylum later renamed the Royal Naval Asylum Benjamin left four sons the youngest being Lionel Prager Goldsmid and a daughter Mary Ann Goldsmid who married Timothy Yeats Brown in 1812 Abraham left a daughter Isabel Goldsmid 1 2 Abraham Goldsmid c 1756 1810 The Goldsmid family crest with the motto Concordia et sedulitate Their nephew was Sir Isaac Goldsmid 1st Baronet He had married his cousin Isabel the daughter of Abraham Goldsmid and their second son was Sir Francis Goldsmid 2nd Baronet 1808 1878 Francis became the first Jew to become an English barrister and he went on to represent the Reading constituency He also married his cousin Louisa Goldsmid They had no children so Francis was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew Sir Julian Goldsmid 3rd Baronet 1838 1896 son of Frederick David Goldsmid 1812 1866 MP for Honiton Sir Julian was for many years in Parliament and his wealth ability and influence made him a person of considerable importance He was eventually made a privy councillor He had eight daughters but no son and his entailed property passed to his relation Osmond Elim d Avigdor his house in Piccadilly was converted into the Isthmian Club 2 Another distinguished member of the same family was Sir Frederic John Goldsmid 1818 1908 son of Lionel Prager Goldsmid His sister married Henry Edward Goldsmid 1812 1855 an eminent Indian civil servant son of Edward Goldsmid His reform of the revenue system in Bombay and introduction of a new system established after his death through his reports in 1840 1847 and his devoted labor in land surveys were considered of the highest importance to western India and established his memory there as a public benefactor 2 3 Contents 1 Goldsmid baronets 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGoldsmid baronets editMain article Goldsmid baronets Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid 1st Baronet 1778 1859 Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid 2nd Baronet 1808 1878 Sir Julian Goldsmid 3rd Baronet 1838 1896 See also editAnna Maria Goldsmid Frederic John Goldsmid Louisa Sophia Lady Goldsmid Henry d Avigdor Goldsmid James d Avigdor Goldsmid Jane GoldsmidReferences edit Marrache Abraham S 2017 Timothy Equality Brown A Radical Regency Life Pomegranate Press ISBN 9781907242649 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Goldsmid Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 214 Davidson David 1890 Memories of a long life Edinburgh pp 180 183 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link External links editJewish Encyclopedia entry An article on Neville Davison Goldsmid businessman and art collector in The Hague in the Dutch Wikipedia nbsp This page lists people with the surname Goldsmid If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page you may wish to change that link by adding the person s given name s to the link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goldsmid family amp oldid 1184027884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
