Samuel Hammersley

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

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]

Educated Hulme Grammar School, Oldham, and Kings College, Cambridge. In 1915 joined East Lancashire Regiment and was wounded at Gallipoli. Transferred as Captain to Tank Corps at its inception. 1919 married Kate Wakley. (5 daughters) 1922 joined his father on Board of cotton mills. Throughout his life fought for jobs and the future for the cotton industry. 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 is the backbone of national prosperity. During WWII 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. Listed in the Directory of Directors 1946, as M.D. of 12 companies. 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 2009-04-20.
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.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Samuel Hammersley