# Abraham Furtado

_Member of the Assembly of Notables_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Abraham Furtado (1756-1817) was born to a French Jewish family of Portuguese Marrano descent. He was born in London after his family emigrated there after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Soon after, they moved to a small town in southwestern France, Saint-Esprit. After a short time, the family moved to Bordeaux, where Furtado was raised and educated. Throughout school he studied history, philosophy, and politics which spearheaded his involvement with politics as a young adult. Furtado was an active Jewish Girondist, a member of the Bordeaux Jewish Delegation, and a member of the Bordeaux Popular Commission. He was elected president of the Assembly of Notables and later served as secretary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grand Sanhedrin; a Jewish high court convened in Paris.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 30 July 1756 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059#P569))
- **Place of birth:** London ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059#P19))
- **Died:** 29 January 1817 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059#P570))
- **Place of death:** Bordeaux ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059#P27))
- **Occupation:** banker; ship-owner; writer; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059#P106))
- **Positions held:** secretary; president; mayor's adjunct; president ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059#P39))

## Questions

**When was Abraham Furtado born?**  
Abraham Furtado was born on 30 July 1756 in London.

**What positions has Abraham Furtado held?**  
Positions held by Abraham Furtado include: secretary; president; mayor's adjunct; president.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Abraham Furtado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Furtado) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q288059](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288059) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Abraham-furtado.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham-furtado.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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