Harry Salmon (businessman) explained

Henry Salmon JP (1881–1950), was a British businessman, the chairman from 1941 to 1950 of J. Lyons and Co.

Early life

Harry Salmon was a younger son of Barnett Salmon (1829–1897) who co-founded Salmon & Gluckstein and J. Lyons and Co.

Career

Salmon was a director of J. Lyons and Co. by 1935,[1] and chairman from 1941 to 1950, when he was succeeded by Major Montague Isidore Gluckstein OBE.[2]

Personal life

Salmon married Lena Gluckstein, the daughter of Isidore Gluckstein and his wife Rose Cohen. Their children included Geoffrey Salmon and Ruth Margaret Salmon Monbiot, the grandmother of George Monbiot.

Notes and References

  1. Book: William Harrison Ukers. All about tea. 1935. The Tea and coffee trade journal company. 190.
  2. Book: Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). Journal. 1950. Society of Chemical Industry.. 746.