David de Stern

David de Stern, also known as Viscount Stern (d. London Jan. 19, 1877) was a British banker and senior partner of the firm of Stern Brothers.

Stern, born in Frankfurt belonged to a prominent banking family. In 1869 by the King of Portugal conferred the title of viscount in recognition of the work of Stern's bank in floating Portuguese loans. Stern was a member of the Commission of Lieutenancy of the City of London.^[1] He was a director of the Imperial Bank. Stern married Sophia, daughter of Aaron Asher Goldsmid, brother of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid. Their son was Sydney Stern, 1st Baron Wandsworth,^[2] and their daughter Alice married the Conservative Party politician Francis Lucas.^[3]

References

^ London Gazette: no. 24163. pp. 6275–6277. 18 December 1874. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
^ Jewish Chronicle Jan. 26, 1877
^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1901. London: Dean & Son. 1901. p. 93. http://www.archive.org/stream/debrettshouseo1901londuoft#page/n138/mode/1up. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

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