Joshua Vita Montefiore (10 August 1762 - 26 June 1843) was a British lawyer and military officer.
Life edit
Montefiore was born to Jewish parents in the City of London. He was educated at the University of Oxford. He was called to the bar in 1784.[1][2]
In 1794, Montefiore returned to England from the colonies and declined a knighthood.[2] Shortly after his return, he became the first Jew to hold the rank of Captain in the British Army.[1]
He wrote extensively on the legal profession.[3]
Bibliography edit
- An Authentic Account of the Late Expedition to Bulam on the Coast of Africa: With a Description of the Present Settlement of Sierra Leone and the Adjacent Country (1794)[4]
- The Law of Copyright: Being a Compendium of Acts of Parliament and Adjudged Cases, Relative to Authors, Publishers, Printers, Artists, Musical Composers, Print-sellers (1802)[5]
- Commercial and Notarial Precedents: Consisting of All the Most Approved Forms, Special and Common, which are Required in Transactions of Business (1802)[6][7]
- A Commercial Dictionary: Containing the Present State of Mercantile Law, Practice, and Custom, Intended for the Use of the Cabinet, the Counting-house, and the Library (1803)[8][9]
- The trader's and manufacturer's compendium: containing the laws, customs, and regulations, relative to the trade (1804)[10][11]
- The American Trader's Compendium: Containing the Laws, Customs, and Regulations of the United States, Relative to Commerce (1811)[12]
- Synopsis of Mercantile Laws: With an Appendix: Containing the Most Approved Forms of Notarial and Commercial Precedents, Special and Common, Required in the Daily Transaction of Business (1830)[13][14]
References edit
- ^ a b "Joshua Montefiore". Jewish Lives Project. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b "MONTEFIORE". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Montefiore, Joshua". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1794). An Authentic Account of the Late Expedition to Bulam on the Coast of Africa: With a Description of the Present Settlement of Sierra Leone and the Adjacent Country. J. Johnson.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (2008). The law of copyright: being a compendium of acts of parliament and adjudged cases, relative to authors, publishers, printers, artists, musical composers, print-sellers. Clark, N.J: Lawbook Exchange. ISBN 978-1-58477-914-8.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1813). Commercial and notarial precedents consisting of the most approved forms, special and common, required in the daily transactions of business, by merchants, traders, notaries, attornies, &c.: each set of precedents preceded by a summary of the law on the subject, particularly on bills of exchange, insurance, salvage, &c. ... (2nd ed., with considerable alterations and additions. ed.). London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1802). Commercial and notarial precedents: consisting of all the most approved forms, special and common, which are required in transactions of business: with an appendix containing the principles of law relative to bills of exchange, insurance, and shipping. London: Printed for R. Phillips.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1803). Commercial dictionary: containing the present state of mercantile law, practice and custom. Intended for the use of the cabinet, the counting-house, and the library. London : Printed for the author, and sold at 25, Finch-Lane, Cornhill, 1803.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1804). A commercial dictionary: containing the present state of mercantile law, practice and custom. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by J. Humphreys.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1804). Trader's & manufacturer's compendium; containing the laws, customs, & regulations, relative to trade. Vol. 1. London.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1804). The trader's and manufacturer's compendium; containing the laws, customs, & regulations, relative to trade. Vol. 2. London.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua; Lapidus, Sidney; Mercantile Library of Philadelphia (1811). The American trader's compendium; containing the laws, customs, and regulations of the United States, relative to commerce. Including the most useful precedents adapted to general business ... Philadelphia: S. R. Fisher, junr.
- ^ Joshua, Montefiore. "Synopsis of mercantile laws". Berkeley Law.
- ^ Montefiore, Joshua (1830). Synopsis of mercantile laws: with an appendix containing the most approved forms of notarial and commercial precedents, special and common, required in the daily transaction of business, by merchants, traders, notaries, attornies, &c (A new ed., rev., cor. and enl. / with reference to the alterations effected by the revised statutes of the State of New-York. ed.). New-York: G. & C. & H. Carvill.
Notes edit
- Montefiore at The Jewish Lives Project, the Jewish Museum London
Further reading edit
In 2018, Stanley Mirvis wrote, The Trial of Joshua Montefiore and the Limits of Atlantic Jewish Inclusion, on Montefiore's time in Jamaica.[1]
- ^ Mirvis, Stanley (8 April 2018). "The Trial of Joshua Montefiore and the Limits of Atlantic Jewish Inclusion". From Catalonia to the Caribbean: The Sephardic Orbit from Medieval to Modern Times: 241–254. doi:10.1163/9789004376717_015. ISBN 9789004376700.