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Joseph SalvadorJoseph Salvador was the first Jewish director of the East India Company. He was a prominent businessman; when George III ascended the throne of England, it was Salvador who headed the seven-man delegation that congratulated him on behalf of England's Jewish community. Salvador was also a great patron; he funded passage for 42 Jews to the colony of Georgia in 1733. These colonists would lay the groundwork for what was to become the Jewish community of the city of Savannah. Joseph's great-grandson was Francis Salvador. Salvador, Joseph
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