Isaac Solly

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Isaac Solly (1769 - Feb 22, 1853) was a London merchant in the Baltic trade. During the Napoleonic wars Isaac Solly and Sons were principal contractors supplying hemp and timber to government dockyards. In addition to this business, Solly served as chairman of the London Dock Company, founding chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway, chairman of the British and American Steam Navigation Company, and Governor of the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation. He was also amongst the original proprietors of the London University.

He was declared bankrupt in 1837 during the banking crisis of that year.

Solly had ten children. His son Samuel Solly was a surgeon, while Henry Solly was a social reformer and founder of working men's clubs.

[edit] References

• "Isaac Solly - Obituary", The Christian Reformer, or, Unitarian Magazine and Review, 1853. 

[edit] External links

• Tony Storey. Solly's Gherkin. Soul Search - the journal of The Sole Society.