Leslie Lever, Baron Lever
The Lord Lever | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Ardwick | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 18 June 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Kaufman |
| Lord Mayor of Manchester | |
| In office 1957–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Sharp |
| Succeeded by | James Edward Fitzsimons |
| Member of Manchester City Council | |
| Assumed office 1932 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leslie Maurice Lever 29 April 1905 Manchester, England |
| Died | 26 July 1977 (aged 72) Manchester, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Spouse | Ray Rosalia Levene |
| Education | Manchester Grammar School University of Leeds |
| Profession | Solicitor |
Leslie Maurice Lever, Baron Lever, GCSG (29 April 1905 – 26 July 1977) was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament for Manchester Ardwick from 1950 to 1970[1] A member of one of Manchester's most prominent Jewish political families his younger brother Harold Lever sat for the neighbouring Cheetham/Exchange seat, he built his public career on decades of unpaid legal work for the city's poor before entering the commons[2]
He served as Lord Mayor of Manchester (1957–58) and was knighted in 1970 for his philanthropic and public work. [3]He was made a life peer as Baron Lever of Ardwick in the city of Manchester, in 1975.Made a peer five years after retiring from the Commons.[4]
He was knighted by Popes John XXIII and Paul VI,[5][6] as well as by the Queen in 1970[3] for his philanthropic work. He died in Manchester in 1977, aged 72.
Early life and education
[edit]Lever was born on 29 April 1905, the son of Bernard Lever. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School before reading law at Leeds University.[2] His younger sister and three younger brothers all trained as lawyers, and one of them, Harold Lever, went on to become a Labour MP[7] and later Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.[2]
Arms
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Sinister: a Bear sejant proper, gorged with a Collar Gules, charged with Pine Cones proper. |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mr Leslie Lever (Hansard)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Leslie Wagner on The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History Edited by William D. Rubinstein, Michael A. Jolles, and Hilary L. Rubinstein | Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs". Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- 1 2 "No. 45239". The London Gazette. 27 November 1970. p. 13037.
- ↑ "The London Gazette". The Gazette. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- ↑ Times, Special to The New York (28 May 1960). "POPE JOHN HONORS JEW; Briton Gets Award for His Aid to Roman Catholics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
- ↑ Reporter, Universe (5 August 1977). "Lord Lever, a Jew who fought our battles". The Universe. p. 21.
- ↑ "Members after 1832". membersafter1832.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
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