Montague Gluckstein

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.[1]

Early life

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Montague Gluckstein was the son of Samuel Gluckstein, the founder of Salmon & Gluckstein.[1]

Career

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He succeeded his brother Isidore Gluckstein as chairman of J. Lyons and Co.[1]

Personal life

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

His son Samuel Montague Gluckstein (1884–1928) was a director of J. Lyons and Co.[1]

His son Isidore Montague Gluckstein (1890–1975) became managing director, then chairman, then president of J. Lyons and Co.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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.