Herbert Samuel
British politician
Born on: November 6, 1870Died on: February 2, 1963
Aged: 92 years 88 days (1106 months)
Birth Sign: Scorpio
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel was a British politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1931 to 1935.
The first Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister, Samuel promoted Zionism within the British Cabinet, beginning with his 1915 memorandum entitled The Future of Palestine.
In 1920 he was appointed as the first High Commissioner for Palestine, in charge of the administration of the territory.
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