Sassoon David

Sir Sassoon Jacob Hai David, 1st Baronet, KCSI (11 December 1849 – 27 November 1926) was an Indian merchant who was a member of the community of Baghdadi Jews who lived in Bombay from the late 19th century into the 20th century.

In 1867 Sir Sassoon Jacob Hai David joined the newly formed firm of his father in law, "E.D.

Sassoon & Co.", which traded predominantly in India (Bombay, Karachi) and China (Hong Kong, Shanghai).

In 1885 he started in Bombay his own firm, "Sassoon J. David & Co., Ltd.",[1] which developed into a leading cotton merchant and opened branches in China (Hong Kong, Shanghai) and Japan (Kobe).

Sir Sassoon Jacob Hai Davida brother, Abraham Aubrey J David (1854–?