Samuel Samuel

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Biography

Samuel, born in London, into an Iraqi Jewish family who settled in the East End of London, founded Samuel Samuel & Co in Yokohama, Japan, in partnership with his elder brother Marcus Samuel, creator of the Shell Transport and Trading company. The opening of this trading company helped pave the way for the industrialization of Japan, and Japan's thirst for fuel.^[2]

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wandsworth at a by-election in June 1913, following the resignation of Sir Henry Kimber, Bt.^[5] The constituency was divided at the 1918 general election, when he was returned as a Coalition Conservative for the new Putney division of Wandsworth.^[6] He held the seat until his death on 23 October 1934, aged 79.

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↑ Craig, British parliamentary election results 1885–1918, page 197
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