Goldsmid, Sir Henry Joseph [Harry] D'Avigdor-, second baronet (1909–1976), politician and bullion broker, was born at Somerhill, near Tonbridge, Kent, on 10 June 1909, the elder son (a daughter died in infancy) of Sir Osmond Elim D'Avigdor-Goldsmid, first baronet (1877–1940) (created 1934), and his wife, ...
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Mocatta family (per. 1671–1957), bullion dealers and brokers, traces its origins in the City of London to Moses Mocatta (d. 1693), who came from Amsterdam where his forebears, of Portuguese origin, were leading diamond-traders. Active as a merchant and diamond dealer in ...
