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British businessman (1854–1922) For his grandson, see Montague Gluckstein (businessman, born 1886).

Montague Gluckstein (18 July 1854 – 7 October 1922) was a director of Salmon & Gluckstein tobacco merchants, and one of the founders of J. Lyons and Co., a restaurant chain, food manufacturing, and hotel conglomerate created in 1884 that dominated British mass-catering in the first half of the twentieth century.

Early life

Montague Gluckstein was the son of Samuel Gluckstein, the founder of Salmon & Gluckstein.

Career

He succeeded his brother Isidore Gluckstein as chairman of J. Lyons and Co.

Personal life

He married Matilda Franks (b. 1861) in 1884.

His son Samuel Montague Gluckstein (1884–1928) was a director of J. Lyons and Co.

His son Isidore Montague Gluckstein (1890–1975) became managing director, then chairman, then president of J. Lyons and Co.

References

  1. ^ W. Rubinstein; Michael A. Jolles (27 January 2011). The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 657. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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