David Salomons

Sir
David Salomons
Bt
Sir David Salomons Bt
Member of Parliament for Greenwich
	In office; 1851–1852 Serving with J. W. Deans Dundas and H. Stewart
Preceded by	Edward George Barnard ; James Whitley Deans Dundas
Succeeded by	Peter Rolt; Montague Chambers
Constituency	Greenwich
Lord Mayor of the City of London
	In office; November 10, 1855 – November 8, 1856
Preceded by	Francis Moon
Succeeded by	Thomas Finnis
Member of Parliament for Greenwich
	In office; 1859–1873 Serving with W. Codrington, W. Angerstein, C. T. Bright, and W. E. Gladstone
Preceded by	Sir William Codrington; John Townsend
Succeeded by	William Ewart Gladstone; Thomas Boord
Personal details
Born	22 November 1797; London, Great Britain
Died	18 July 1873 (aged 75)
Resting place	West Ham Jewish Cemetery
Political party	Radicals (1851–1859); Liberal (1859–1873)

Sir David Salomons, 1st Baronet (22 November 1797 – 18 July 1873), was a leading figure in the 19th century struggle for Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom. He was the first Jewish Sheriff of the City of London and Lord Mayor of London.

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