Sir Harry Simon Samuel (3 August 1853 – 26 April 1934) was an English

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for

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and then Norwood in

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. He was an advocate of protection in trade and he campaigned against free trade during his political career.

Biography

Early life

Samuel was born at 40

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near

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,''London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930'' the son of Horatio Simon Samuel, a

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, and Henrietta Montefiore. He was educated at

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and then

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, where he received a Bachelor of Arts.

Career

He became a partner in the firm of Montefiore & Company.

Politics

Samuel retired from business to enter politics with the Unionist party and, in 1889, he became a prospective candidate in St Pancras East. So as not to split the Conservative vote in 1892 Samuel stood in the

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election for the

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in the

constituency but the seat was won by the

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candidate, John Stewart Wallace, with a majority of 270. In the

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, he stood again and was elected as

for

with a majority of 590. During the election campaign he was the subject of

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comments from his Liberal-Labour opponent William Marcus Thompson. He was re-elected in 1900 with a majority of 538 but lost the seat in 1906 to Liberal William Pearce. In 1903, he had been appointed a

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. In January 1910, he was elected back to parliament with a 1778 majority in the Norwood constituency, a seat he then held until he retired as an MP at the 1922 election. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1916. He was also a

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and a member of the Cooper's Company.

Personal life

In 1878, he married Rose Beddington. They had four children: three sons and one daughter. His daughter Nora married

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(1873–1941). He died in 1934 at Villa Alexandra in

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aged 80. His memorial service was held at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel, Harry Simon 1853 births 1934 deaths People from Marylebone Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People educated at Eastbourne College Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 Knights Bachelor Jewish British politicians Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Burials at Golders Green Jewish Cemetery