Samuel Isidore Salmon
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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.
From 1965 to 1968, he was a member of the Greater London Council
, for which he became Deputy Chairman in 1968. He was Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham
in 1968/9, and from 1965 to 1968 was chairman of J. Lyons and Co.
.
Salmon married Lallah Wendy Benjamin; they had two children: Belinda Harding and Johnathan Salmon.
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...
. CBE
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, JP, MP, 18 October 1900 - 1980, was a politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, corporate executive, and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
.
Samuel Isidore Salmon was the son of Isidore Salmon
Isidore Salmon
Sir Isidore Salmon CBE DL JP was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.He was the son of Barnett Salmon, cofounder of Salmon & Gluckstein tobacconists. The company later expanded into the catering business under the name of a third partner, Joseph Lyons...
and Kate Abrahams. He attended Bedales School
Bedales School
Bedales School is a co-educational independent school situated in Hampshire, in the south east of England. Founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools, today the school is one of the most expensive in the UK, charging £9,985 per term for a...
, for which he was head boy
Head boy
Head Boy and Head Girl are terms commonly used in the British education system, and in private schools throughout the Commonwealth.-United Kingdom:...
in 1919.
From 1965 to 1968, he was a member of the Greater London Council
Members of the Greater London Council
The following people served as Members of the Greater London Council, either as councillors or Aldermen. The polling days were:* April 9, 1964 * April 13, 1967...
, for which he became Deputy Chairman in 1968. He was Mayor of Hammersmith and Fulham
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Traversed by the east-west main roads of the A4 Great West Road and the A40 Westway, many international corporations have offices in the borough....
in 1968/9, and from 1965 to 1968 was chairman 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....
.
Salmon married Lallah Wendy Benjamin; they had two children: Belinda Harding and Johnathan Salmon.
External links
- Time Magazine: Britain From Tea to Tease, retrieved 22 Feb 2011.
- Designing Britain 1945–1975: Lyons Corner House, retrieved 22 Feb 2011.