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 byFrank Hamilton Cain L.L.D.
Succeeded byHerbert Neville Bewley C.B.E.
Personal details
Born(1908-10-17)17 October 1908
Died5 December 1989(1989-12-05) (aged 81)

Biography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Echo 25 March 1958 p.12
  2. ^ The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History edited by W. Rubinstein, Michael a. Jolles
  3. ^ "Legal services Runcorn, Widnes, Cheshire, Halewood, Knowsley about | Silverman Livermore Solicitors".
  4. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1945-46
  5. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-48
  6. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1953-54
  7. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-56
  8. ^ "List of Lord Mayors of Liverpool" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  9. ^ The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History edited by W. Rubinstein, Michael a. Jolles