Barnett Salmon

Barnett Salmon
Born	1829 (1829) London, United Kingdom
Died	February 11, 1897(1897-02-11) (aged 67–68)
Occupations	Tobacco manufacturer, businessman
Known for	co-founder of Salmon & Gluckstein
Spouse	Helena Gluckstein ​ (m. 1863)​
Children	15 (including Isidore Salmon, Alfred Salmon, and Harry Salmon)
Relatives	Samuel Gluckstein (father in-law)

Barnett Salmon (1829 – 11 February 1897) was a British tobacco manufacturer and businessman who was co-founder of Salmon & Gluckstein, which by 1901 was the world's largest retail tobacconist, owning 140 retail outlets.

Early life

He was the son of Aaron Solomons, a clothes dealer in London's East End, and his wife Jane Barnett Simmons.^[1][2][3]

Career

Salmon began his career as a travelling tobacco salesman.^[1] After his marriage in 1863, he went into business with his father-in-law, founding Salmon & Gluckstein.^[1]

Personal life

He married Helena Gluckstein in 1863, the daughter of Samuel Gluckstein. They had nine sons and six daughters, but six died in infancy, one from diarrhoea, four from scarlet fever and one from failure to thrive.^[1][3]

Their children included:

• Sir Isidore Salmon (1876–1941), businessman and Conservative Party politician
• Alfred Salmon (1868–1928), father of Felix Addison Salmon, and great-grandfather of Nigella Lawson^[2]
• Montagu Salmon (1878–1943), father of Cyril Salmon, Baron Salmon, judge
• Harry Salmon JP (1881–1950), chairman from 1941 to 1950 of J. Lyons and Co.
• Julius Salmon (1888–1940), married Emma Gluckstein, father of Brian Lawson Salmon^[4]

References

1. Harding, Thomas (2019). Legacy: One Family, a Cup of Tea and the Company that Took On the World. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4735-3760-6.
2. "Family History – WDYTYA? Series Three: Celebrity Gallery". BBC. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
3. "J. Lyons & Co". Kzwp.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
4. W. Rubinstein; Michael A. Jolles (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Springer. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6.