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Sassoon was born on 25 July 1818 in [[Baghdad]] into the [[Baghdadi Jews|Jewish]] [[Sassoon family]]. He was educated in [[India]]. After his father's death, he served as head of his family's merchant company | Sassoon was born on 25 July 1818 in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], into the [[Baghdadi Jews|Jewish]] [[Sassoon family]]. He was educated in [[India]]. After his father's death, he served as head of his family's merchant company 'David Sassoon & Sons' (later called '[[David Sassoon & Co.]]').<ref name="EB1911"/> | ||
Under Albert Sassoon's leadership | Under Albert Sassoon's leadership David Sassoon & Sons established in 1874 in Bombay a new subsidiary, the 'Sassoon Spinning and Weaving Company', which opened several [[cotton mill]]s there.<ref>Vijay K. Seth: "Ascent and Decline of native and colonial Trading - Tale of Four Indian Cities", SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd., New Delhi 2019, p. 50, {{ISBN|978-93-532-8085-7}}</ref> In 1875 the company built the [[Sassoon Docks]], the first [[wet dock]]s in Bombay.<ref>Joan G. Roland: "The Jewish Communities of India - Identity in Colonial Era", Transaction Publishers, London/ New York 1998, p. 18, {{ISBN|978-0-7658-0439-6}}</ref> The company was also instrumental in the founding of the [[Imperial Bank of Persia]] in 1889.<ref>Between Foreigner and Shi'is, Daniel Tsadik, p. 112, 2007, Stanford University Press,</ref> | ||
After a visit to [[England]] in 1873, Albert Sassoon settled there permanently in 1875 to direct | After a visit to [[England]] in 1873, Albert Sassoon settled there permanently in 1875 to direct 'David Sassoon & Sons' from [[London]]. The management of the company's affairs in Bombay was left to his younger brother [[Solomon David Sassoon (1841–1894)|Solomon David Sassoon]] (1841–1894).<ref name="Joan G. Roland 1998, p.19">Joan G. Roland: "The Jewish Communities of India - Identity in Colonial Era", Transaction Publishers, London/ New York 1998, p. 19, {{ISBN|978-0-7658-0439-6}}</ref> | ||
Albert Sassoon died in [[Brighton]] in 1896, aged 78, and was buried in the [[Sassoon Mausoleum]], which he had built in [[Brighton]] (England). In 1933 his body was removed and reburied in the [[Liberal Jewish Cemetery, Willesden]] in London.<ref>Sharman Kadish, ''Jewish Heritage in England: an Architectural Guide'' (English Heritage, 2006, pp. 77-78)</ref><ref>Peter Stansky: "Sassoon: the worlds of Philip and Sybil", Yale University Press, 2003, p. 16</ref> A [[mausoleum]] was also built for him in the [[Jewish Cemetery, Chinchpokli]].<ref name=BbM>Prashant Kidambi, Manjiri Kamat, Rachel Dwyer, eds. ''Bombay Before Mumbai: Essays in Honour of Jim Masselos'' (Oxford University Press, 15 August 2019), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SPerDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT11 p. 11]</ref> | Albert Sassoon died in [[Brighton]] in 1896, aged 78, and was buried in the [[Sassoon Mausoleum]], which he had built in [[Brighton]] (England). In 1933 his body was removed and reburied in the [[Liberal Jewish Cemetery, Willesden]] in London.<ref>Sharman Kadish, ''Jewish Heritage in England: an Architectural Guide'' (English Heritage, 2006, pp. 77-78)</ref><ref>Peter Stansky: "Sassoon: the worlds of Philip and Sybil", Yale University Press, 2003, p. 16</ref> A [[mausoleum]] was also built for him in the [[Jewish Cemetery, Chinchpokli]].<ref name=BbM>Prashant Kidambi, Manjiri Kamat, Rachel Dwyer, eds. ''Bombay Before Mumbai: Essays in Honour of Jim Masselos'' (Oxford University Press, 15 August 2019), [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SPerDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT11 p. 11]</ref> | ||