Samuel Hammersley

Samuel Schofield Hammersley (22 December 1892 – 28 March 1965)[1] was an industrialist and Conservative Party politician in UK.

Educated Hulme Grammar School, Oldham, and Kings College, Cambridge.

In 1915 during World War I he joined East Lancashire Regiment and was wounded at Gallipoli. Transferred as Captain to Tank Corps at its inception.

In 1919 he married Kate Wakley, with whom he had 5 daughters.

In 1922 he joined his father on the board of his cotton mills. Throughout his life fought for jobs and the future for the cotton industry. He wrote a book in 1925 entitled "Industrial Leadership". He thought that the average British man worked for the satisfaction of working as much as for the money. He was convinced that manufacturing was the backbone of national prosperity. During World War II worked with the Ministry of Supply for tank production. He built up S. Noton Ltd into the world's largest maker of luggage and handbags and was listed in the Directory of Directors 1946, as Managing Director of 12 companies.

He was elected at the 1924 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport, a two-seat constituency. He held the seat until he stepped down at the 1935 election.[2]

Hammersley returned to the House of Commons three years later as MP Willesden East, after winning a by-election in July 1938. He represented Willesden until his defeat at the 1945 election.[2]

Founding Chairman of the Anglo-Israel Association 1948.[3]

References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "W" (part 4)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 248, 277. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

3. "A Little Bit Off The Top" by Barbara Jill Poloniecka. 1998 The Book Guild Ltd, Lewes, Sussex.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
William Greenwood
Charles Royle		 Member of Parliament for Stockport
1924 – 1935
With: William Greenwood to 1925
Arnold Townend 1925–1931
Alan Dower from 1931		 Succeeded by
Sir Arnold Gridley
Norman Hulbert
Preceded by
Daniel Somerville		 Member of Parliament for Willesden East
1938 – 1945		 Succeeded by
Maurice Orbach


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