NameFrancis Abraham Montefiore 1st and last Baronet of Worth Park 1st and last Baronet of Worth Park
Birth10 Oct 1862, Worth Park, Crawley, Sussex, England
Death1 Jul 1935, 17 Park Lane, Westminster, London, England
Burial3 Jul 1935, Spanish & Portuguese Jews Cemetery, Mile End Road, London, England
FatherJoseph Mayer Montefiore (1816-1880)
Notes for Francis Abraham Montefiore 1st and last Baronet of Worth Park 1st and last Baronet of Worth Park
{geni:about_me} English communal worker and Zionist; son of Joseph M. Montefiore, president of the Board of Deputies; born Oct. 10, 1860. In 1886 he took up the baronetcy previously held by Sir Moses Montefiore. He became high sheriff of the county of Kent in 1894, and of Sussex in 1895. He is chairman of the executive committee of the English Zionist Federation and has represented the English section at recent Zionist congresses. Montefiore was recently elected chairman of Elders of the Spanish and Portuguese congregation.

Bibliography:
Jewish Year Book (London), 5659 (=1898-1899).
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