Lewis Coleman Cohen, Baron Cohen of Brighton (28 March 1897 – 21 October 1966) was a British politician. Cohen was elected as a Labour councillor and Mayor to

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, "Howard Johnson" (Obituary), ''The Guardian'', 26 September 2000, p. 20."New Factors At Brighton", ''The Times'', 17 February 1950, p. 5. On the council he specialised in housing and worked together with Howard Johnson (a

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councillor) to support a local housing association.

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, "Howard Johnson" (Obituary), ''The Independent'', 22 September 2000, p. 6. Cohen and Johnson also knew each other through business."Howard Johnson" (Obituary), ''The Times'', 15 September 2000, p. 25. Cohen twice stood unsuccessfully for Parliament, as Labour Party candidate for

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in the general election of 1931 and in

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. Cohen was created a

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on 13 May 1965 taking the title Baron Cohen of Brighton, ''of

in the

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''. He was the founder of the Alliance Building Society and had many building projects which were ahead of their time in Brighton and wider Sussex.

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