Harry Livermore
Sir Harry Livermore (1908–1989) was a Liverpool solicitor and local politician who served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool.[1]
Sir Harry Livermore Kt. | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Liverpool | |
| In office 1958–1959 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Hamilton Cain L.L.D. |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Neville Bewley C.B.E. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1908 |
| Died | 5 December 1989 (aged 81) |
Biography
Livermore was educated at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne and at the University of Durham. He qualified as a solicitor in 1930 and entered practice in Liverpool. In 1985 he represented many of the defendants in the stadium disaster in Heysel, Belgium.[2] He was a partner in the law firm Silverman Livermore.[3]
He entered Liverpool City Council in 1945 as a labour candidate for Abercromby[4] but lost his seat in 1947.[5] He tried unsuccessfully for Castle Street Ward in 1950 election but gained a seat in his old ward of Abercromby in 1953.[6] He was elected as an Alderman in 1955.[7] He served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool from 1958–59.[8]
He served as Chairman of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, the Merseyside Arts Association and the Everyman Theatre. He was knighted in 1973 for his services to the arts.[9]
See also
References
- Liverpool Echo 25 March 1958 p.12
- The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History edited by W. Rubinstein, Michael a. Jolles
- "Legal services Runcorn, Widnes, Cheshire, Halewood, Knowsley about | Silverman Livermore Solicitors".
- Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1945-46
- Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-48
- Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1953-54
- Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-56
- "List of Lord Mayors of Liverpool" (PDF). Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History edited by W. Rubinstein, Michael a. Jolles