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Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel

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British politician (1870-1963)

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Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel was a British politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1931 to 1935. The first Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister, Samuel promoted Zionism within the British Cabinet, beginning with his 1915 memorandum entitled The Future of Palestine.

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Samuel in 1893Samuel in 1893Historic plaque in King George Street, Jerusalem, marking the opening of the street in 1924 by Herbert Samuel, during his term as High CommissionerHistoric plaque in King George Street, Jerusalem, marking the opening of the street in 1924 by Herbert Samuel, during his term as High CommissionerHerbert Samuel at wedding of his son Edwin Samuel, 1920Herbert Samuel at wedding of his son Edwin Samuel, 1920Herbert Samuel with Edmond Rothschild, 1920Herbert Samuel with Edmond Rothschild, 1920Sir Herbert Samuel, seated centre, with Jerusalem church leaders and British officials, 1922.Sir Herbert Samuel, seated centre, with Jerusalem church leaders and British officials, 1922.Sir Herbert Samuel (centre), with T. E. Lawrence (in homburg hat), Sheik Majid Pasha el Adwan (at far right) and Gertrude Bell (at left) at the aerodrome of Amman, April 1921Sir Herbert Samuel (centre), with T. E. Lawrence (in homburg hat), Sheik Majid Pasha el Adwan (at far right) and Gertrude Bell (at left) at the aerodrome of Amman, April 1921Herbert Samuel, 1924Herbert Samuel, 1924

Awards 2

1926Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
1920Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

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Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel was a British politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1931 to 1935. The first Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister, Samuel promoted Zionism within the British Cabinet, beginning with his 1915 memorandum entitled The Future of Palestine. In 1920 he was appointed as the first High Commissioner for Palestine, in charge of the administration of the territory.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1963 · aged 92
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24 languages

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