Harry Simon Samuel

The Right Honourable
 Sir Harry Simon Samuel MP
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Limehouse
In office
13 July 1895 – 12 January 1906
Preceded by John Stewart Wallace
Succeeded by William Pearce
Member of the United Kingdom Parliament
for Norwood
In office
15 January 1910 – 15 November 1922
Preceded by George Frederic Stewart Bowles
Succeeded by Walter Greaves Greaves-Lord
Personal details
Born 3 August 1853(1853-08-03)
Marylebone, London
Died 26 April 1934(1934-04-26) (aged 80)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Rose Beddington
Children 4
Alma mater St John's College, Cambridge
Occupation Businessman
Religion Jewish

Sir Harry Simon Samuel (1853–1934) was an English Member of Parliament for Limehouse and then Norwood in London.[1] He was an advocate of protection in trade and he campaigned against free trade during his political career.[1]

Early life

Samuel was born in Marylebone, London on 3 August 1853. He was educated at Eastbourne College and then St John's College, Cambridge, Cambridge.[2] When he left university as a Bachelor of Arts[3] he became a partner in the firm of Montefiore & Company.[1] In 1878 he married Rose Beddington they later had four children, three sons and one daughter.[1]

Politics

Samuel retired from business to enter politics with the Unionist party and in 1889 became a prospective candidate in St Pancras East, but as not to split the conservative vote in 1892 Samuel stood in the 1892 election for the Conservative Party in the Limehouse constituency but the seat was won by the Liberal John Stewart Wallace with a majority of 270.[1]

In the 1895 Samuel stood again and was elected as Member of Parliament for Limehouse with a majority of 590. 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 Knight Bachelor.[1][4]

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 a MP at the 1922 election.[1] He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1916.[1] He was also a Freeman of the City of London and a member of the Cooper's Company.[3] Samuel died on 26 April 1934 at Villa Alexandra in Monte Carlo aged 80.[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Stewart Wallacel		 Member of Parliament for Limehouse
1895–1906		 Succeeded by
William Pearce
Preceded by
George Frederic Stewart Bowles		 Member of Parliament for Norwood
1910 – 1922		 Succeeded by
Walter Greaves Greaves-Lord

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sir Harry Samuel - Strong Advocate Of Protection" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Friday, 27 April 1934. Issue 46739, col D, p. 16.
  2. ^ Samuel, Harry Simon in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  3. ^ a b "Samuel, Harry Simon". Jewish Encyclopedia. 2002. http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=S&artid=151. Retrieved 2010-03-24. 
  4. ^ London Gazette: no. 27630. p. 8563. 29 December 1903. Retrieved 2010-03-24.