Banker. Born in Frankfurt. Brother to Herman Stern, husband to Sophia and father of Edward and Sydney. In 1869 the King of Portugal conferred the title of Viscount on him in recognition of the work of his bank in floating Portuguese loans.
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David Viscount de Stern
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Antiquarian booksellers at 84 Charing Cross Road, an address made famous through the book by Helene Hanff.
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We can't see this turnpike on a map of 1790. View from the Mirror has a good general post on London turnpikes.
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