David de Stern

David Jacob de Stern, Viscount de Stern (1807 – 19 January 1877) was a German-born British banker and senior partner of the firm of Stern Brothers.[3]

David de Stern
Born
David Jacob Stern

1807
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died19 January 1877 (aged 69)
Kensington, London, UK
Resting placeBalls Pond Cemetery[1]
OccupationBanker
Net worth£1 million[2]
Spouse(s)Sophia Goldsmid
ChildrenSydney Stern, 1st Baron Wandsworth
Alice Theresa Lucas
RelativesHermann de Stern (brother)
Herbert Stern, 1st Baron Michelham (nephew)

Life and career

Stern was born in Frankfurt am Main to the prominent Stern banking family. He moved to London in 1833 and was joined in 1844 by his brother Hermann.

Together, they co-founded Stern Brothers, a financial institution based in London.[3] Stern was a member of the Commission of Lieutenancy of the City of London,[4] and he was a director of the Imperial Bank.

In 1869, King Luís I of Portugal conferred the noble title of visconde (viscount) on him in recognition of the work of Stern's bank in floating Portuguese loans.[3][5]

Marriage and children

Stern married Sophia Goldsmid, daughter of Aaron Asher Goldsmid, brother of Sir Isaac Goldsmid. Their son was Sydney Stern, 1st Baron Wandsworth,[6] and their daughter Alice Theresa Lucas was a prospective Conservative Party candidate who was nearly their first woman MP.[7]

Stern died in 1877, and his wife died in 1900.[8]

References
  1. JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR)
  2. Rubinstein, William (2001). "Jewish top wealth—holders in Britain, 1809—1909". Jewish Historical Studies. 37: 144. JSTOR 29780032.
  3.  Goodman Lipkind, Joseph Jacobs (1901–1906). "Stern, David, Viscount de". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
  4. "No. 24163". The London Gazette. 18 December 1874. pp. 6275–6277.
  5. Stern, David, Viscount de Stern in the Portuguese nobility
  6. Jewish Chronicle Jan. 26, 1877
  7. Takayanagi, Mari (2018). "Lucas [née Stern], Alice Theresa (1853–1924), parliamentary candidate | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". www.oxforddnb.com. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.112246. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  8. "Viscountess de Stern". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 11 December 1900. p. 10.
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