Samuel Isidore Salmon

British businessman and politician (1900–1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sir Samuel Isidore Salmon, CBE, JP (18 October 1900 – 10 November 1980) was a British politician, corporate executive, and philanthropist.[1]

Early life

Salmon was born in Kensington, London,[2] the son of Isidore Salmon MP and Kate Abrahams.[3] He attended Bedales School, for which he was head boy in 1919.[3]

Career

Salmon served on London County Council, representing Cities of London and Westminster, from 1949 until its abolition in 1965.[3] From 1964 to 1967, he was a member of the Greater London Council for Westminster and the City of London.[3] As an alderman, he became Deputy Chairman of the council in 1968. He was Mayor of Hammersmith in 1968–69, and from 1965 to 1968 was chairman of J. Lyons and Co.[3][4]

Personal life

Salmon married Lallah Wendy Benjamin; they had two children.[3]

References

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