Julius Silverman

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Date of birth
City of birth
Leeds
Country of birth
England
Date of death
Location of death
Birmingham, England
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About

Julius Silverman was a Labour politician and MP. He had a long-standing association with Indian organizations in Britain. He was chairman for the Birmingham branch of Krishna Menon's India League and also attended meetings of the Committee of Indian Congressmen. As a Birmingham councillor, Silverman took up the causes of the South Asian community in his ward and lobbied on their behalf. He was good friends with Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Nehru. Julius Silverman became President of the India League in 1947 and its Chairman in 1974.

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Secondary works

Dalyell, Tam, 'Obituary: Julius Silverman', The Independent (24 September 1996)

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Archive source

L/PJ/12/448-456, India Office Records, Asian and African Studies Reading Room, British Library, St Pancras