The d'Avigdor-Goldsmid Baronetcy, of Somerhill in the

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, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 January 1934 for

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, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and chairman for the Jewish Agency for Palestine in

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. He was the grandson of Count Henri Salomon d'Avigdor, Duke of Acquaviva, and

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, daughter of Sir Isaac Goldsmid, 1st Baronet, and succeeded to the Goldsmid estates on the death of his cousin

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(see

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). His eldest son, the second Baronet, was a company director and

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politician. The latter was succeeded by his younger brother, the third Baronet, a retired military commander. He was Conservative

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for Lichfield and Tamworth. The title became extinct on his death in 1987.

D'Avigdor-Goldsmid baronets, of Somerhill (1934)

* Sir Osmond Elim d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 1st Baronet (1877–1940) * Sir Henry Joseph d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 2nd Baronet (1909–1976) * Sir James Arthur d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, 3rd Baronet (1912–1987)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davigdor-Goldsmid Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Goldsmid family

D'Avigdor-Goldsmid baronets, of Somerhill (1934)

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