Isidore Salmon
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Sir Isidore Salmon CBE
DL
JP
(10 February 1876 – 16 September 1941) was a British
businessman and Conservative Party
politician.
He was the son of Barnett Salmon, cofounder (with Montague Gluckstein) of Salmon & Gluckstein
tobacconist
s. The company later expanded into the catering business under the name of a third partner, Joseph Lyons. Isidore Salmon served his apprenticeship in the kitchens of the Hotel Bristol, London. He subsequently worked for Lyons and was in charge of catering at the Olympia Exhibition Centre
and the Crystal Palace
.
In 1907 he was elected to the London County Council
as a Municipal Reform Party
councillor. Initially he represented Islington West
, then Hammersmith
from 1910. He remained a member of the council until 1925, and served as vice-chairman in 1924-25.
As a member of the LCC, he promoted the teaching of catering skills, and was chairman of the Westminster Technical School for training chefs and waiters for thirty-one years. He was also the council's representative on the governing body of the National Training College of Domestic Subjects. He was appointed a Commander of the British Empire
in 1920.
At the 1924 general election
, Salmon was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament
(MP) for the Harrow division
of Middlesex
, after the sitting Conservative MP Oswald Mosley
had joined the Labour Party
and decided not to stand again. Salmon held the seat until his death, was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and served on a number of royal commission
s and committees. In 1933 he was knighted
for "political and public services".
Outside of politics he was involved in the management of J. Lyons and Co.
, becoming a director in 1904, managing director in 1910 and chairman in 1929.
From March 1938 until his death Sir Isidore held the office of honorary catering adviser to the British Army
. He was instrumental in bringing about the formation of a specialised Army Catering Corps
to improve the standard of food in the army.
He spent seven years as vice-president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
and was actively involved in a number of Jewish charities in London. He married Kate Abrahams in 1899, and they had two sons, Samuel Isidore Salmon
and Julian Salmon.
CBE
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DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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JP
Justice of the Peace
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(10 February 1876 – 16 September 1941) was a British
United Kingdom
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businessman and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
He was the son of Barnett Salmon, cofounder (with Montague Gluckstein) of Salmon & Gluckstein
Salmon & Gluckstein
The Gluckstein and Salmon families grew to prominence in the second half of the nineteenth century through their involvement in the tobacco industry. Beginning as small-time cigar manufacturers, by the turn of the century Salmon and Gluckstein Ltd was the world's largest retail tobacconist, owning...
tobacconist
Tobacconist
A tobacconist is an expert dealer in tobacco in various forms and the related accoutrements .Such accoutrements include pipes, lighters, matches, pipe cleaners, pipe tampers, ashtrays, humidification devices, hygrometers, humidors, cigar cutters, and more. Books and magazines, especially ones...
s. The company later expanded into the catering business under the name of a third partner, Joseph Lyons. Isidore Salmon served his apprenticeship in the kitchens of the Hotel Bristol, London. He subsequently worked for Lyons and was in charge of catering at the Olympia Exhibition Centre
Olympia, London
Olympia is an exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington, on the boundary between The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, London, W14 8UX, England. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall.Opened in 1886,...
and the Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. More than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in the Palace's of exhibition space to display examples of the latest technology developed in...
.
In 1907 he was elected to the London County Council
London County Council
London County Council was the principal local government body for the County of London, throughout its 1889–1965 existence, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected. It covered the area today known as Inner London and was replaced by the Greater London Council...
as a Municipal Reform Party
Municipal Reform Party
The Municipal Reform Party was a local party allied to the parliamentary Conservative Party in the County of London. The party contested elections to both the London County Council and metropolitan borough councils of the county from 1906 to 1945.-Formation:...
councillor. Initially he represented Islington West
Islington West (UK Parliament constituency)
Islington West was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington, in North London.It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election...
, then Hammersmith
Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)
Hammersmith is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
from 1910. He remained a member of the council until 1925, and served as vice-chairman in 1924-25.
As a member of the LCC, he promoted the teaching of catering skills, and was chairman of the Westminster Technical School for training chefs and waiters for thirty-one years. He was also the council's representative on the governing body of the National Training College of Domestic Subjects. He was appointed a Commander of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1920.
At the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
, Salmon was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the Harrow division
Harrow (UK Parliament constituency)
Harrow was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Harrow suburb of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
of Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, after the sitting Conservative MP Oswald Mosley
Oswald Mosley
Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet, of Ancoats, was an English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists...
had joined the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and decided not to stand again. Salmon held the seat until his death, was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and served on a number of royal commission
Royal Commission
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s and committees. In 1933 he was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
for "political and public services".
Outside of politics he was involved in the management of J. Lyons and Co.
J. Lyons and Co.
J. Lyons & Co. was a market-dominant British restaurant-chain, food-manufacturing, and hotel conglomerate founded in 1887 as a spin-off from the Salmon & Gluckstein tobacco company....
, becoming a director in 1904, managing director in 1910 and chairman in 1929.
From March 1938 until his death Sir Isidore held the office of honorary catering adviser to the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. He was instrumental in bringing about the formation of a specialised Army Catering Corps
Army Catering Corps
The Army Catering Corps was a corps of the British Army, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps, and became a corps in its own right in 1965....
to improve the standard of food in the army.
He spent seven years as vice-president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews
Board of Deputies of British Jews
The Board of Deputies of British Jews is the main representative body of British Jews. Founded in 1760 as a joint committee of the Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jewish communities in London, it has since become a widely recognised forum for the views of the different sectors of the UK Jewish...
and was actively involved in a number of Jewish charities in London. He married Kate Abrahams in 1899, and they had two sons, Samuel Isidore Salmon
Samuel Isidore Salmon
Sir Samuel Isidore Salmon, Kt. CBE, JP, MP, 18 October 1900 - 1980, was a politician, corporate executive, and philanthropist.Samuel Isidore Salmon was the son of Isidore Salmon and Kate Abrahams. He attended Bedales School, for which he was head boy in 1919....
and Julian Salmon.