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Abraham Haim de Lucena

d. 1725MarchantAmericas · 1725Most named place: New York

Abraham Haim de Lucena was a New York merchant and cleric. He was made a freeman of New York in 1708 and carried on a substantial business in general merchandise. He tried to obtain the right to export wheat, but his petition was turned down in 1710. In 1711 Haim donated money for the building of the Trinity Church steeple, although he he was a rabbi of the New York Jewish community. During Queen Anne's War (1702–1713) he was a supplier of the American expedition.

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