Bernhard Samuelson
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Bernhard Samuelson | |
|---|---|
 Sir Bernhard Samuelson | |
| Member of Parliament for Banbury | |
| In office February 1859-April 1859 1865-1895 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1820 Henry and Francis |
Sir Bernhard Samuelson, 1st Baronet,
Early life
Samuelson was born in
Samuelson bought a small factory in Banbury that was manufacturing agricultural equipment in 1848. He also built blast furnaces in Middlesbrough and Newport.[citation needed]
Political career
In February 1859, after a by-election caused by the resignation of Henry William Tancred, Samuelson was elected as Member of Parliament for Banbury until displaced at the 1859 general election. In 1865 he was elected for Banbury again, but his defeated opponent Charles Bell petitioned against his return on the grounds that he was an alien. Samuelson was able to demonstrate that as his grandfather was born in England he was eligible under the British Nationality Act of 1772. He held the seat until 1895.[1] His interests in Parliament were industrial and technical issues. He chaired committees on scientific instruction, railways and patents and was a member of the Royal Commission for the Paris Exhibition in 1878. Meanwhile, his industrial activities had grown significantly. By 1872, his Banbury works were producing over 8000 reaping machines and the production of iron, tar and other products from his ironworks had also grown.[citation needed]
Professional career
Samuelson was a member of the
He was adjudged a considerate employer and developed the institutions of Middlesbrough and Cleveland. He was a firm believer in technical education and presented a technical institute to Banbury in 1884. He received a
Personal life
Samuelson had married Caroline Blundell, daughter of Henry Blundell at Hull in 1844. They had eight children. Their eldest son
After Caroline's death, Bernhard married Lelia Mathilda, daughter of Chevalier Leon Serena and the widow of William Denny of Dumbarton. A volunteer nurse with the
Samuelson died in London in 1905 at the age of 84 and was buried in Torquay. [citation needed]
A stone memorial and tomb to Bernhard Samuelson was erected by his eldest son: it lies hidden and overgrown in Hatchford Wood, close to Ockham, Surrey, and bears the motto of the second baronet. According to the inscription, this "Temple of Sleep" contains the last mortal remains of Bernhard Samuelson, his wife and a daughter. The mausoleum is now empty (August 2020) and various sculpture work appears to have been removed.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
- ^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Sir Herbert Walter Samuelson (1865 - 1952)". Tomb with a View. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Lady Lelia Samuelson". Imperial War Museum.