Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, first baronet

(1778-1859)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Goldsmid, Isaac L. (Isaac Lyon), 1778-1859 NRA: Goldsmid Sir Isaac Lyon (1778-1859) Knight Financier and Philanthropist DNB: Goldsmid, Sir Isaac Lyon, first baronet (1778-1859), financier and Jewish communal leader LBT ID: IsGolds1859 VIAF ID: 31088233 LOC ID: n88125030	B/BAP: 1778-01-13 DIED: 1859-04-27
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Financier and philanthropist; he was the father of Anna Maria Goldsmid and a friend of Thomas Campbell. Charles Knight described him as “something more than business talent; good tempered; not obtruding the pride of riches; hospitable.”