Louis Gluckstein
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Colonel Sir Louis Halle Gluckstein, GBE
, TD
, KC, DL
(23 February 1897 – 27 October 1979) was a British
lawyer and Conservative Party
politician.
. He was commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment
during the First World War and also saw action as a captain
in the Second World War, being Mentioned in Despatches in the early part of the war. He remained in the Territorial Army until his retirement in 1948, and was awarded the Territorial Decoration
in 1947.
Gluckstein was elected as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Nottingham East
at the 1931 general election
, having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1929
. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election
by the Labour
candidate James Harrison
. Gluckstein stood again in 1950
, losing again to Harrison. At 2.02m (6'7.5"), he is believed to have been the tallest Member of Parliament until the election of Daniel Kawczynski
in 2005.
He was a Conservative councillor on the Greater London Council
(GLC) for the Cities of London and Westminster from 1964 to 1967, and an Alderman
from 1967 to 1973.
He was appointed as a King's Counsel on 29 June 1945.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
of the County of London
in 1952, knighted
in the Coronation
Honours of 1953, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(CBE) in the 1964 New Year Honours
, and was promoted to Knight Grand Cross (GBE) in the 1969 Queen's Birthday Honours
.
, London, the son of Joseph Gluckstein whose brothers Isidore and Montague founded the J. Lyons and Co.
coffee house and catering empire in London. His mother, Francesca Halle, was an American opera singer, and his elder sister Hannah
was a noted portrait painter.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, TD
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
, KC, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
(23 February 1897 – 27 October 1979) was a British
United Kingdom
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lawyer and Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician.
Career
Gluckstein was educated at St Paul's School and Lincoln College, OxfordLincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
. He was commissioned into the Suffolk Regiment
Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment as the 1st East Anglian Regiment in 1959...
during the First World War and also saw action as a captain
Captain (OF-2)
The army rank of captain is a commissioned officer rank historically corresponding to command of a company of soldiers. The rank is also used by some air forces and marine forces. Today a captain is typically either the commander or second-in-command of a company or artillery battery...
in the Second World War, being Mentioned in Despatches in the early part of the war. He remained in the Territorial Army until his retirement in 1948, and was awarded the Territorial Decoration
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
in 1947.
Gluckstein was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Nottingham East
Nottingham East (UK Parliament constituency)
Nottingham East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
at the 1931 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
, having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1929
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
. He held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
by the Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate James Harrison
James Harrison (Labour politician)
James Harrison was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Nottingham East at the 1945 general election, and held the seat until its abolition for the 1955 general election...
. Gluckstein stood again in 1950
United Kingdom general election, 1950
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five...
, losing again to Harrison. At 2.02m (6'7.5"), he is believed to have been the tallest Member of Parliament until the election of Daniel Kawczynski
Daniel Kawczynski
Daniel Robert Kawczynski is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England.-Biography:...
in 2005.
He was a Conservative councillor on the Greater London Council
Greater London Council
The Greater London Council was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council which had covered a much smaller area...
(GLC) for the Cities of London and Westminster from 1964 to 1967, and an Alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
from 1967 to 1973.
He was appointed as a King's Counsel on 29 June 1945.
He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of the County of London
County of London
The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London. It was created as part of the general introduction of elected county government in England, by way of the Local Government Act 1888. The Act created an administrative County of...
in 1952, knighted
Knight Bachelor
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in the Coronation
Coronation of the British monarch
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Honours of 1953, was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(CBE) in the 1964 New Year Honours
New Year Honours
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, and was promoted to Knight Grand Cross (GBE) in the 1969 Queen's Birthday Honours
Queen's Birthday Honours
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.
Family
Gluckstein was born in HampsteadHampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, London, the son of Joseph Gluckstein whose brothers Isidore and Montague founded the J. Lyons and Co.
J. Lyons and Co.
J. Lyons & Co. was a market-dominant British restaurant-chain, food-manufacturing, and hotel conglomerate founded in 1887 as a spin-off from the Salmon & Gluckstein tobacco company....
coffee house and catering empire in London. His mother, Francesca Halle, was an American opera singer, and his elder sister Hannah
Gluck (Hannah Gluckstein)
Gluck was a British painter.-Biography:Gluck was born into a wealthy Jewish family, the child of Joseph Gluckstein, whose brothers Isidore and Montague had founded J. Lyons and Co., a British coffee house and catering empire. Gluck's American-born mother, Francesca Halle, was an opera singer...
was a noted portrait painter.