Historedia
Person

Moses Montefiore

Events
5
Episodes
21
Years
1833–1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Moses Montefiore, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent

    1833–1835

    Role: Banker

    1. 28 August 1833 · Palace of WestminsterRoyal Assent

      King William IV granted royal assent to the Slavery Abolition Act on 28 August 1833, completing the legislative process.

    2. 3 August 1835 · LondonCompensation Financing

      The government finalized a £15 million loan to finance the compensation fund for slaveowners.

  2. Slavery Abolition Act and the end of slavery in the British Empire

    1833–1840

    Role: Banker

    1. 1833-1834 · LondonRoyal Assent

      The bill received royal assent on 28 August 1833, coming into force on 1 August 1834.

    2. 1834-1840 · United KingdomApprenticeship Termination

      Former slaves were redesignated as apprentices, with servitude ending in stages by 1838 or 1840.

    3. 1835-08-03 · LondonCompensation Financing

      The British government took on a £15 million loan to finance payments, finalised in 1835.

    4. 1836 · West IndiesFact-Finding Mission

      Four leading members of the abolitionist movement made a fact-finding mission to the West Indies in 1836.

    5. 1838 · BarbadosBarbados Legislative Action

      The Barbados legislature passed laws ending apprenticeships on 1 August 1838, prompted by Governor Sir Murray MacGregor.

    6. 1839 · LondonAnti-Slavery Society Formation

      A successor organisation to the Anti-Slavery Society was formed in London in 1839.

  3. Slave Compensation Act 1837

    1835–1837

    Role: Banker involved in financing loan

    1. 3 August 1835 · British GovernmentFinancing the Compensation

      The British government secured a £15 million loan in 1835 to finance the compensation payments, with additional funds paid in government stock.

    2. 1837 · British ColoniesIssuance of Compensation Awards

      More than 40,000 awards were issued to slave owners based on a government census of 1 August 1834, totaling approximately £20 million for enslaved people freed in the Caribbean, Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope.

    3. 23 December 1837 · Parliament of the United KingdomRoyal Assent and Scope Expansion

      The Slave Compensation Act 1837 was signed into law on 23 December 1837, widening compensation to cover owners of any African slave in any colony.

  4. 1837 Galilee earthquake devastates Safed and Ottoman Syria

    1837

    Role: Philanthropist whose philanthropy funded the rebuilding of Safed's synagogues and homes

    1. after 1837 · SafedRebuilding Safed

      Following the earthquake, Moses Montefiore's philanthropy funded the rebuilding of Safed's synagogues and homes.

    2. 1837-01-01 · GalileeMain Shock and Immediate Impact

      The main shock occurred on January 1, 1837, causing severe damage in Safed and Tiberias, with heavy local casualties.

    3. 1837-01-19 · SafedRelief Efforts in Safed

      Relief efforts in Safed were limited until a temporary hospital was established on January 19, 1837.

  5. Damascus Affair blood libel against the Jews of Damascus

    1840

    Role: President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews

    1. 1840 · Jewish quarterConsul Investigation

      French consul Ulysse de Ratti-Menton ordered an investigation in the Jewish quarter, supporting the accusations against the Jews.

    2. 1840 · Jewish quarterTorture and Confessions

      Jewish notables, including a barber named Negrin, were tortured into confessing to the murder.

    3. 1840 · JobarHostages and Violence

      Authorities seized Jewish children as hostages, and violence against the Jewish population occurred.

    4. 1840 · Ottoman EmpireMontefiore Intervention

      Moses Montefiore traveled to the Ottoman Sultan to secure the release of imprisoned Syrian Jews.

    5. 1840 · United States (six cities)American Protest

      American Jews organized political protests in six cities, marking their first political mobilization for Diaspora Jewry.

    6. February 5, 1840 · Jewish quarterDisappearance and Accusation

      Father Thomas and his servant disappeared in Damascus' Jewish quarter, leading to blood libel accusations against the Jewish community.

    7. November 1840 · Ottoman EmpireSultan Decree

      Sultan Abdülmecid I issued a firmān denouncing the blood libel and lifting charges.

Sources

  1. Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
  2. Safed Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
  3. Moses Montefiore Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25