Hyman Appleby Leon (1 May 1898-1982), twice Mayor of the Municipal Borough of Richmond, Surrey and second Mayor of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[1]
Leon opened a woman's clothes shop in Richmond in the 1920s before becoming a member of the borough council. In 1938 he acquired the site for a new synagogue in the town, as the existing one was no longer large enough.[2] He was awarded the OBE in 1946.[3]
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- ↑ AJR Information (July 1966).
- ↑ Key Dates, Richmond and South West London. National Anglo-Jewish Heritage Trail.
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37617. p. 3130. 24 June 1946.