Haym Salomon (Solomon) was an early American financier and patriot of Jewish-Portuguese origin, who was born in Lissa, Poland in 1740. He went to America following some revolutionary activities in defense of Polish liberty. When he arrived in New York, he established himself as a commission merchant, and his personality and keen discernment soon made him a successful financier. During the American Revolutionary War, Salomon was with the patriotic party known as "Sons of Liberty." This was a secret organization of American patriots that originated in Boston to protest the Stamp Act of 1765.