Elias Haim Lindo (1783 – 11 June 1865) was a British Sephardic Jewish merchant, author and historian.

Early life

He was born in London around 1783.''1851 England Census'' His father, Moses Lindo, was a sworn broker on the Royal Exchange in London and President of the

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Career

He spent the first half of his life in the island of Saint Thomas,

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where he was a leading merchant and president of the

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. He was the first Junior Warden of Harmonic Lodge 356 EC in St. Thomas. He returned to England about 1832 and became an author and historian. He published calendars in 1832 and 1860, with an essay on the structure of the Jewish calendar, tables and general information. In 1842 he published a translation of the ''Conciliador'' of Manasseh ben Israel. In 1849, he published ''The History of the Jews of Spain and Portugal''. He was warden of

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several times warden and published a catalogue of the works in its library. He died at his home on Liverpool Street in London in 1865.''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindo, Elias Hayyim 1783 births British writers British merchants British historians British Jews 1865 deaths