13-903: Jessel or Jessell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Sir Charles Jessel , (1860–1928), baronet, British barrister, magistrate and businessman Jesselton, now Kota Kinabalu , Sabah , Malaysia David Jessel , British journalist George Jessel : George Jessel (actor) (1898–1981), American vaudevillian George Jessel (jurist) (1824–1883), British jurist Herbert Jessel, 1st Baron Jessel (1866–1950), British soldier and politician Leon Jessel , German composer Patricia Jessel , actress Stephen Jessel , British correspondent Ray Jessel (1929—2015), American-Welsh composer Thomas Jessell , scientist Toby Jessel , British politician Kenneth A. Jessell , educator and 6th President of Florida International University Fictional people [ edit ] Miss Jessel,
26-722: A by-election in May 1880 for Sandwich , and was returned to the Commons after a five-year absence at the 1885 general election as MP for St Pancras South , holding that seat until his death in 1896. In 1894 Goldsmid was deputy Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1878 Goldsmid succeeded his uncle, Sir Francis Goldsmid to the baronetcy and to the estate of Whiteknights Park at Earley in Berkshire , as well as others in Sussex, Kent and elsewhere. He also bore
39-648: A character in Henry James's The Turn of the Screw and its adaptations [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Jessel . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jessel&oldid=1220027168 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
52-558: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This biography of a baronet in the baronetage of the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet, DL, JP (8 October 1838 – 7 January 1896) was a British lawyer, businessman and Liberal (later Liberal Unionist ) politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1866 and 1896. Goldsmid
65-494: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Charles Jessel Sir Charles James Jessel, 1st Baronet DL , JP (11 May 1860 – 15 July 1928), was a British barrister, magistrate and businessman. Jessel was the eldest son of Sir George Jessel , Master of the Rolls , by Amelia Moses. Herbert Jessel, 1st Baron Jessel , was his younger brother. He was educated at Rugby School and Balliol College, Oxford (MA) and
78-627: The Portuguese title of Baron de Goldsmid e da Palmeira. His business interests included being chairman of the Submarine Telegraph Company and the Imperial and Continental Gas Association, and he was a director of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway . A steam locomotive was named Goldsmid after him in 1892. Goldsmid was treasurer of University College in 1880-81 and was a member of
91-528: The council of University College Hospital . He was vice-chancellor of the University of London when he died. He was Deputy lieutenant of Kent, Sussex, and Berkshire, J. P. for Kent, Sussex, and London, colonel of the 1st Sussex Rifle Volunteers, and honorary colonel of the 1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers . Goldsmid was one of many who was concerned about the Russian persecutions on Jewish community of 1881. He
104-618: Was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn . He was created a Baronet , of Ladham House in the parish of Goudhurst in the County of Kent, in May 1883, in honour of his father, who had died in March of that year. He was vice-chairman of the British North Borneo Company (BNBC) (1903–1909). The city of Kota Kinabalu was previously named Jesselton after the BNBC set up operations there. Jessel
117-525: Was also a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace for Kent and served as High Sheriff of Kent in 1903. Jessel married Edith Goldsmid, daughter of Sir Julian Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet , in 1890. They had two sons and two daughters. He died in July 1928, aged 68, and was succeeded in the title by his eldest son, George. Lady Jessel died in January 1956. This United Kingdom business-related biographical article
130-549: Was assigned as chairman of a fund that focused on the relief of Russo-Jewish refugees. This fund supported the Board of Guardians, a body that performed the Russian exodus into England. The number of refugees permanently residing in London was not large. The majority of refugees continued their voyage to America. In 1868, Goldsmid married Virginia Philipson of Florence and had eight daughters. As he had no son, his entailed property passed to
143-473: Was disfranchised in 1868 by the Reform Act of 1867 and at the 1868 general election Goldsmid stood unsuccessfully for Mid Surrey . He was elected for Rochester at a by-election in 1870 and held the seat until his defeat at the 1880 general election . In 1879, Goldsmid began expanding Somerhill to accommodate his large family - he had eight daughters. The work took until 1897 to complete. He then contested
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#1732855222580156-475: Was first stood for Parliament at a by-election in February 1864 for the borough of Brighton , without success, and he was defeated again at the 1865 general election , when he contested Cirencester . He was elected unopposed as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Honiton at a by-election in March 1866. In that year, Goldsmid inherited Somerhill House near Tonbridge , Kent , on the death of his father. Honiton
169-459: Was the son of Frederick Goldsmid and his wife Caroline Samuel. His father was a banker and Member of Parliament for Honiton . Goldsmid was educated privately until he entered University College, London . In 1864 he became a fellow of University College, and was also called to the bar. After a brief period on the Oxford circuit , he gave up practicing law when he was elected to parliament. Goldsmid
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