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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Sassoon baronetcy''' of Bombay was created on 9 February 1909 in the [[Baronetage of the United Kingdom]], with [[special remainder]], for Jacob Elias Sassoon, elder son of [[Elias David Sassoon]], and nephew of the 1st Baronet of the [[Sassoon baronets of Kensington Gore and of Eastern Terrace (1890)|1890 creation]].<ref name="LG">{{London Gazette |issue=28220 |date=2 February 1909 |page=826}}</ref><ref name="Burke">{{cite book|title=Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage|edition=99th|year=1949|publisher=Burke's Peerage Ltd. and Shaw Publishing|location=London|pages=1787–8}}</ref> The 3rd Baronet was childless, and the title became extinct on his death in 1961.<ref name="Family">{{cite ODNB|title=Sassoon family (per. c. 1830–1961) |first=Serena |last=Kelly |id=58221}}</ref><br />
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==Sassoon baronets, of Bombay (1909)==<br />
*Sir Jacob Elias Sassoon, 1st Baronet (1844 – 22 October 1916), succeeded his father as head of [[E. D. Sassoon & Co.]]. He made benefactions to schools, hospitals and the [[The Institute of Science, Mumbai|Central College of Science]] in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]).<ref name="Burke"/><ref name="Family"/><ref name="WW1">{{Who's Who|title=Sassoon, Sir Jacob Elias|id=U202646}}</ref> He had built the [[Knesset Eliyahoo]] there (1885), to a design by David Ebenezer Gostling;<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zetlaoui |first1=Monique |title=Shalom India: histoire des communautés juives en Inde |date=2000 |publisher=Imago |isbn=978-2-911416-37-8 |page=342 |language=fr}}</ref> the [[Ohel Leah Synagogue]] in Hong Kong with his brother;<ref>{{cite book |last1=McDougall |first1=Katrina |last2=Pettman |first2=Bruce |title=The Ohel Leah Synagogue, Hong Kong: Its History and Conservation |date=2000 |publisher=Jewish Historical Society of Hong Kong |isbn=978-962-85339-2-3 |page=22 |language=en}}</ref> and through a bequest the [[Ohel Rachel Synagogue]] in Shanghai which was completed in 1916.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pan |first1=Guang |title=A Study of Jewish Refugees in China (1933–1945): History, Theories and the Chinese Pattern |date=12 September 2019 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-981-13-9483-6 |page=173 |url=https://www.google.com/books?id=T0mvDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA173 |language=en}}</ref> He left no heir and was succeeded through special remainder by his younger brother Edward.<ref name="WW1"/><br />
*Sir Edward Elias Sassoon, 2nd Baronet (6 January 1853 – 2 December 1924), younger son of Elias David Sassoon, a businessman.<ref name="Burke"/><ref>{{Who's Who|title=Sassoon, Sir Edward Elias|id=U202645}}</ref><br />
*[[Victor Sassoon|Sir (Ellice) Victor Sassoon, 3rd Baronet]] (20 December 1881 – 13 August 1961). Known as Victor Sassoon, he was the son of the 2nd Baronet.<ref name="Burke"/><ref>{{Who's Who|title=Sassoon, Sir (Ellice) Victor|id=U55403}}</ref><br />
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==Special remainder== <br />
The 1st Baronet had no children; a special remainder in the [[letters patent]] enabled his younger brother to inherit the title: <br />
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<blockquote>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 <br />
Grosvenor-place, in the City of Westminster, Esquire, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.<ref name="LG"/></blockquote><br />
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