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Sir David Ximenes

XIMENES, SIR DAVID (1776–1848), English army officer. Born in London, into a distinguished Jewish family, Ximenes joined the British army and served in North America. He returned to Britain in 1805 and commanded the 62nd Regiment in Ireland. He later fought in Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Ximenes was knighted in 1832 and retired with the rank of lieutenant general in 1847. He had no direct connection with the Jewish community.

ADD. BIBLIOGRAPHY:

J. Picciotto, Sketches of Anglo-Jewish History (1875), 303–4.


Sources: Encyclopaedia Judaica. © 2007 The Gale Group. All Rights Reserved.