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His father, David Sassoon ) a leading Baghdad merchant, was driven by repeated Anti-Semitic outbreaks to move from Baghdad to Bushire , in Iran , and, in 1832, he settled in Bombay where he founded a large banking and mercantile business. His business acumen soon made him one of the richest men in Bombay . Albert Sassoon was educated in India , and after his father's departure, became head of the firm. He was a great benefactor to the city of Bombay, among his gifts being the Sassoon Dock , completed in 1875, and a handsome proportion of the cost of the new Elphinstone High School. In 1867 he was made a Companion of the Order Of The Star Of India , C.S.I., and in 1872 a Knight Of The Bath . In 1873 he visited England and received the freedom of the city of London . Shortly afterwards he settled in England , and was created Baronet in 1890. He died in Brighton on 24 October 1896 . REFERENCES |
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