Sir Sassoon Jacob Hai David, 1st Baronet (11 December 1849 – 27 September 1926) was a member of the community of Baghdadi Jews

Baghdadi Jews

Baghdadi Jews, also known as Iraqi Jews, are Jewish emigrants from Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq, who fled religious persecution and formed immigrant communities in their new homelands...

 that lived in Bombay from the late 18th Century into the 20th Century. A prominent businessman, he was the lead promoter of the Bank of India

Bank of India

Bank of India is a state-owned commercial bank with headquarters in Mumbai. Government-owned since nationalization in 1969, It is India's 4th largest bank, after State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda. It has 3415 branches, including 29 branches outside India...

, founded in 1906. He served on the council of the governor general of India, on the Imperial Legislative Council

Imperial Legislative Council

The Imperial Legislative Council was a legislature for India during the middle years of the British Raj.The Indian Councils Act 1909 increased the number of members of the Legislative Council to sixty, of which twenty-seven were to be elected...

 and the Bombay Municipal Corporation for twenty years, becoming its head in 1921. He was made a knight in 1905 and a baronet in 1911. He had partly financed the construction of the Gateway of India

Gateway of India

Its design is a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architectural styles, the arch is in Muslim style while the decorations are in Hindu style. The Gateway is built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. The stone was locally obtained, and the perforated screens were brought from Gwalior.The...

. He was married to Hannah Sassoon, the daughter of Elias David Sassoon

Elias David Sassoon

Elias David Sassoon was a businessman involved in trade in India and the Far East....

. Their son was Sir Percival David, 2nd Baronet.