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Simon Marks, first Baron Marks (1888–1964) by Sir Oswald Birley, 1934 Estate of the Artist; collection unknown; photograph Courtauld Institute of Art, London
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Sieff
revised by Andrew Alexander
Marks, Simon, first Baron Marks (1888–1964), retailer and business innovator, was born in Trafalgar Street, Leylands, Leeds, on 9 July 1888, the only son and eldest of the five children of Michael Marks (1859–1907) and his wife, Hannah Cohen. His father came to ...
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Mendes, Fernando Moses (1647–1724), physician and entrepreneur, was born at Trancoso, Beira Alta, Portugal, into a wealthy family of New Christian merchants and officials. He was one of the ten children of António Jacob Mendes da Costa (d. 1716), a merchant, and ...
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W. A. S. Hewins
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Ricardo, John Lewis (1812–1862), politician and entrepreneur, was the son of Jacob Ricardo, financier, and nephew of David Ricardo. In early life he showed great athletic prowess, on one occasion riding a spirited horse bareback up a staircase and into a dining-room at ...
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Israel Moses Sieff, Baron Sieff (1889–1972) by Baron Studios, 1966 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Kenneth Harris
revised by Gareth Shaw
Sieff, Israel Moses, Baron Sieff (1889–1972), retailer and business innovator, was born at 28 Clarence Street, Cheetham, Manchester, on 4 May 1889, the eldest of three sons and two daughters of Ephraim Sieff and his wife, Sarah Saffer, who had arrived in Britain...
