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Lever, (Norman) Harold, Baron Lever of Manchester (1914–1995), politician and businessman  

Edmund Dell

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Lever, (Norman) Harold, Baron Lever of Manchester (1914–1995), politician and businessman, was born in Cheetham, Manchester, on 15 January 1914, in a family of four sons and one daughter of Bernard Lever, textile merchant, and his wife, Bertha. Both parents were Orthodox Jews; their parents had emigrated from ...

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Ricardo, John Lewis (1812–1862), politician and entrepreneur  

W. A. S. Hewins

revised by H. C. G. Matthew

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Ricardo, John Lewis (1812–1862), politician and entrepreneur, was the son of Jacob Ricardo, financier, and nephew of David Ricardo. In early life he showed great athletic prowess, on one occasion riding a spirited horse bareback up a staircase and into a dining-room at ...