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Joseph, Sir Samuel George (1888-1944), alumnus
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Dates of existence
15 Aug 1888 – 4 Oct 1944
History
Samuel Joseph studied Building Construction at the Regent Street Polytechnic from l906-8. He had a particular interest in carpentry and joinery. Samuel Gluckstein Joseph was from a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family, changing his name in the 1930s to Samuel George Joseph. He was co-chair and managing director of Bovis. He was twice Mayor of St Marylebone (1928 and 1930), Sheriff of the City of London (1933-34) and Lord Mayor (1943-44). He was knighted in 1934 and made 1st Baronet of Portsoken in the City of London in 1943.