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Montefiore, Jacob Levi (1819–1885)

merchant and financier

Jacob Levi Montefiore (1819-1885), by unknown photographer, c1865

Jacob Levi Montefiore (1819-1885), by unknown photographer, c1865

State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B 11232

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Jacob Levi Montefiore (1819-1885), by unknown photographer, c1865

Jacob Levi Montefiore (1819-1885), by unknown photographer, c1865

State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B 11232

Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Levi, Jacob
Birth

11 January, 1819
Bridgetown, Barbados

Death

24 January, 1885 (aged 66)
London, Middlesex, England

Religious Influence

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