Barnett Salmon
Barnett Salmon (1829 – 11 February 1897) was a British tobacco manufacturer, co-founder of Salmon & Gluckstein, which by 1901 was the world's largest retail tobacconist, owning 140 retail outlets.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of Aaron Solomons, a clothes dealer in London's East End, and his wife Jane Barnett Simmons.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Salmon began his career as a travelling tobacco salesman. After his marriage in 1863, he went into business with his father-in-law, founding Salmon & Gluckstein
Personal life
[edit]He married Helena Gluckstein in 1863, the daughter of Samuel Gluckstein. They had nine sons and six daughters, but six died in infancy from scarlet fever.[3]
Their children included:
- Sir Isidore Salmon (1876–1941), businessman and Conservative Party politician
- Alfred Salmon (1868–1928), father of Felix Addison Salmon, and great-grandfather of Nigella Lawson[1]
- Montagu Salmon (1878–1943), father of Cyril Salmon, Baron Salmon, judge
- Harry Salmon JP (1881–1950), chairman from 1941 to 1950 of J. Lyons and Co.
- Julius Salmon (1888–1940), married Emma Gluckstein, father of Brian Lawson Salmon[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Family History – WDYTYA? Series Three: Celebrity Gallery". BBC. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "J. Lyons & Co". Kzwp.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ "J. Lyons & Co". Kzwp.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
- ^ W. Rubinstein; Michael A. Jolles (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6.