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Ximenes, Sir Morris (Moses)

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

Born at London about 1762; died there after 1830. He was a member of the London Exchange, where he made a large fortune. In 1802 he was elected a warden of the Bevis Marks Synagogue, but declined to accept; and on being fined he resigned from the community and became converted to Christianity. He appears afterward to have adopted a military career, and was known as Captain Ximenes; he was knighted, and became a high sheriff of the county of Kent.

His son, Sir David Ximenes, had no connection with the Jewish community.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Ximenes, Sir Morris (Moses)'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​x/ximenes-sir-morris-moses.html. 1901.