Isaac Goldsmid

Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, 1st Baronet (13 January 1778 – 27 April 1859) was a financier and one of the leading figures in the Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom, who became the first British Jew to receive a hereditary title.

Isaac Goldsmid
Baronet
Tenure1841–1859
Known forFinancier and one of the leading figures in the Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom
Born(1778-01-13)13 January 1778
London
Died27 April 1859(1859-04-27) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Isabel
Issue2
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