Born near Bialystok. Poland. Arrived in Britain in 1905. Hackney Councillor 1945-56, Mayor 1951-2.
Died in London as the result of an abduction. He was tricked into entering a a bogus police car and his keys to an office containing a safe were taken. The thieves robbed the safe and Lever's body was later found in Epping Forest. The cause of death was heart disease or coronary thrombosis. No one was ever charged with the crime.
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The photo was taken at his mayoral inauguration.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Solomon Lever
Lever's widow, Annie, performed the naming ceremony when this plaque was inst...
Member of the Building Committee to build the 1909 Bethnal Green Town Hall.
Elected Guardian of the Lewisham Union - Lewisham in 1894.
Anti-slavery campaigner. Born Scotland. Aged 16 emigrated to Jamaica and saw slavery first hand as a slave overseer on a sugar plantation. Returned to England 1789. Sister Jean’s husband, Thomas Ba...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Africa, Jamaica, Scotland
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