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Sassoon (name)

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Sassoon as a name may refer to:

Surname

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Sassoon family, a Jewish business family originating in Baghdad, Iraq, including:

Not part of the above family tree:

Given name

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  • Sassoon David Sassoon (1832–1867), British Indian merchant (see surname section above)
  • Sassoon Eskell (1860–1932), Iraqi statesman and financier regarded in Iraq as the Father of Parliament
  • Sir Sassoon David, 1st Baronet (1849–1926), Iraqi-born Indian businessman and statesman

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995)