Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
(1870-1963), Home Secretary, 1st High Commissioner of Palestine and leader of the Liberal PartySitter in 45 portraits
Entered Parliament as a Liberal MP in 1902. When the Liberals formed a government in 1905, he became Under-Secretary at the Home Office. He held many government offices, including Home Secretary (twice), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (twice), and Postmaster General. In 1914, he proposed to the cabinet that Britain sponsor the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine after the war. His advocacy for this cause was an important element in the Zionists' success. In 1920, Samuel was appointed the first High Commissioner of Palestine in charge of the new civil administration to be established in Palestine under a League of Nations mandate. His five years in Palestine marked the high point of his career.
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1928
NPG x162750
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Walter Benington, for Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 1930
NPG x91287
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x93797
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x93798
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1935
NPG x93799
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25409
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25410
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25411
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25412
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25413
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25414
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25515
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25516
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25517
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1939
NPG x25518
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, May 1940
NPG x185106
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 22 December 1948
NPG x91285
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Elliott & Fry
bromide print, 22 December 1948
NPG x91286
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 22 December 1948
NPG x93104
Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate glass negative, 22 December 1948
NPG x93105
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