Julius Silverman (8 December 1905 – 21 September 1996) was a British Labour Party politician. Silverman, whose father escaped anti-Jewish

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, was born in

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. He attended Leeds Central High School and first worked as a warehouseman. He later became a barrister, called by

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in 1931, and practised in

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. He served as a councillor on

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1934–45. Silverman contested Birmingham Moseley in

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. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 38 years, for

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(1945–1955 and 1974–1983) and Birmingham Aston (1955–1974). He was granted Honorary Freedom of the City of Birmingham in 1982 and died in Birmingham aged 90.

References

Obituary in The Independent, 24 September 1996
*''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', 1951, 1966 & 1979 *

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* 1905 births 1996 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Councillors in Birmingham, West Midlands UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 Members of Gray's Inn 20th-century British lawyers Jewish British politicians Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs Politicians from Leeds {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub