Elias David Sassoon
Elias David Sassoon (27 March 1820 – 21 March 1880), an Indian merchant and banker born in Baghdad, was the second son of David Sassoon, an Iraqi-Indian philanthropist Jewish businessman involved in trade in India and the Far East, and father to Jacob Elias Sassoon and Edward Elias Sassoon.
He was the first of his siblings to assist the family business' expansion into China when he opened a branch of the business there in 1844. He was also involved in his father's business in Bombay, India. In 1867, Elias established his own business based in Hong Kong and Shanghai.[1]
Elias died in Colombo in 1880.
See also
- Sassoon family
- Ohel Leah Synagogue, Hong Kong was named after his wife Lech, which found the donation from Jacob's brothers.
References
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