Sir Isidore Salmon

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DL JP (10 February 1876 – 16 September 1941) was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.

Early life

He was the son of Barnett Salmon and his wife, Helena Gluckstein, the daughter of Samuel Gluckstein. They were the co-founders of Salmon & Gluckstein

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s. The company later expanded into the catering business under the name of a third partner,

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Career

Isidore Salmon served his apprenticeship in the kitchens of the Hotel Bristol, London. He subsequently worked for Lyons and was in charge of catering at the Olympia Exhibition Centre and the Crystal Palace.Obituary: Sir Isidore Salmon M.P., ''The Times'', 17 September 1941, p. 7 In 1907, he was elected to the

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as a

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councillor. Initially he represented Islington West, then

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from 1910. He remained a member of the council until 1925, and was vice-chairman in 1924–25. As a member of the LCC, he promoted the teaching of catering skills, and was chairman of the Westminster Technical School for training chefs and waiters for thirty-one years. He was also the council's representative on the governing body of the National Training College of Domestic Subjects. He was appointed a

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in 1920. At the 1924 general election, Salmon was elected to the

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as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Harrow division of

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, after the sitting Conservative MP

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had joined the Labour Party and decided not to stand again. Salmon held the seat until his death, was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and served on a number of

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s and committees. In 1933, he was

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for "political and public services". Outside politics he was involved in the management of

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, becoming a director in 1904, managing director in 1910 and chairman in 1929. From March 1938 until his death Sir Isidore held the office of honorary catering adviser to the

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. He was instrumental in bringing about the formation of a specialised

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to improve the standard of food in the army. He spent seven years as vice-president of the

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and was actively involved in a number of Jewish charities in London. He was instrumental in persuading Viscount Rothermere to withdraw the ''

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s support for Oswald Mosley and the

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in 1934, by threatening to remove advertising for Lyons from the paper.

Personal life

He married Kate Abrahams in 1899, and they had two sons, Samuel Isidore Salmon and Julian Salmon.

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Isidore Isidore ( ; also spelled Isador, Isadore and Isidor) is a masculine given name. The name is derived from the Greek name ''Isídōros'' (Ἰσίδωρος, latinized ''Isidorus'') and can literally be translated to 'gift of Isis'. The name has survi ...