Saul Isaac
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Saul Isaac | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Nottingham | |
| In office 1874–1880 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1823 England |
| Died | late 1903 |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | First Jewish MP elected as a Conservative |
Saul Isaac (1823 – late 1903)[1] was an English businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was the first Jew to be elected to the House of Commons (1874 – 1880) as a Conservative candidate.[2]
Isaac was a partner in the army contracting business run by his older brother Samuel (1812–1886),[3] which became the largest European supplier of materials to the Confederate States during the American Civil War.[3]
He was elected at the 1874 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for Nottingham,[4] when the Conservatives took both the city's parliamentary seats from the Liberals.[5] The election return describes him as a colliery proprietor, of Colwick Hall, Nottinghamshire.[4] Isaac was defeated at the 1880 general election,[5] and was unsuccessful when he contested Finsbury Central at the 1885 general election.[6]
