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Two '''Sassoon baronetcies''' were created, in 1890 and 1909 respectively, for members of the Anglo-Indo-Iraqi and Indo-Iraqi branches of the [[Sassoon family]] of [[Baghdadi Jew]]ish descent.

[[Image:Albert Sassoon.jpg|thumb|Illustration of [[Albert Sassoon]] from [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']], 16 August 1879]]
The '''Sassoon baronetcy''' of Kensington-gore and of Eastern-terrace was created in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]] on 22 March 1890 for the Anglo-Iraqi businessman Albert (formerly Abdullah) Sassoon, whose family hailed from [[Baghdad]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=26019|date=31 January 1890|page=545}}</ref> The second Baronet, Sir [[Edward Sassoon]], represented [[Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Hythe]] as a [[Liberal Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] from May 1899 until his death in 1912.

The third Baronet, Sir [[Philip Sassoon]], was a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] British politician, art collector and social host, who represented [[Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Hythe]] in the House of Commons from 1912. He served as [[Under-Secretary of State for Air]] from 1924 to 1929 and again from 1931 to 1937, and [[First Commissioner of Public Works]] in 1937. He was appointed [[Privy Councillor]] in 1929. On his death in 1939, the baronetcy became extinct.

The '''Sassoon baronetcy''' of Bombay was created on 9 February 1909 for Sir Albert's nephew, Jacob Elias Sassoon.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28220 |date=2 February 1909 |page=826}}</ref> He had no children, so a special remainder enabled his younger brother to inherit. The third Baronet was also childless, thus the title became extinct upon his death in 1961.

The special remainder is as follows:
The special remainder to the baronetcy of Sassoon created in 1909
From the "London Gazette" of 2 February 1909 (issue 28220, page 826):-
'The King has been pleased to give directions for the preparation of a Warrant for His Majesty's
Royal Sign Manual, authorizing Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, conferring the dignity of a Baronet of the said United
Kingdom upon Jacob Elias Sassoon, of the City of Bombay, in the Empire of India, Esquire, and
the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, with remainder to Edward Elias Sassoon, of
Grosvenor-place, in the City of Westminster, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully
begotten.'

On this basis, the line failed on the death of the third Baronet. The title could not have been transferred by adoption and is therefore extinct.

==Sassoon baronets, of Kensington-gore and of Eastern-terrace (1890)==
*[[Albert Sassoon|Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, 1st Baronet]] (25 July 1818 – 24 October 1896), father of
*[[Sir Edward Sassoon, 2nd Baronet, of Kensington Gore|Sir Edward Albert Sassoon, 2nd Baronet]] (20 June 1856 – 24 May 1912), father of
*[[Sir Philip Sassoon, 3rd Baronet|Sir Philip Albert Gustave David Sassoon, 3rd Baronet]] (4 December 1888 – 3 June 1939)

==Sassoon baronets, of Bombay (1909)==
*Sir Jacob Elias Sassoon, 1st Baronet (1844 – 22 October 1916). Sasson was the elder son of [[Elias David Sassoon]]. He had no children and was succeeded under a special remainder in the [[letters patent]] by his younger brother Edward. He also built the [[Knesset Eliyahoo]] in Mumbai (1885), [[Ohel Leah Synagogue|Ohel Leah]] in Hong Kong, and [[Ohel Rachel Synagogue|Ohel Rachel]] in Shanghai (completed posthumously).
*Sir Edward Elias Sassoon, 2nd Baronet (6 January 1853 – 2 December 1924). Sassoon was the younger son of Elias David Sassoon and succeeded in the baronetcy on the death of his brother. He was a businessman and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Victor.
*[[Victor Sassoon|Sir (Ellice) Victor Sassoon, 3rd Baronet]] (20 December 1881 – 13 August 1961). Known as Victor Sassoon, he was the son of Edward Elias Sassoon.

==See also==
* [[David Sassoon & Co.]]
* [[E.D. Sassoon & Co.]]
* [[James Sassoon, Baron Sassoon]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050507154741/http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2001/0510/cu18-2.html Article on the second branch of the family – the Chinese Sassoons]. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
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