Barnett Salmon


Barnett Salmon was a British tobacco manufacturer, co-founder of Salmon & Gluckstein, which by 1901 was the world's largest retail tobacconist, owning 140 retail outlets.

Early life

He was the son of Aaron Solomons, a clothes dealer in London's East End, and his wife Jane Barnett Simmons.

Career

Salmon began his career as a travelling tobacco salesman. After his marriage in 1863, he went into business with his father-in-law, founding Salmon & Gluckstein

Personal life

He married Helena Gluckstein in 1863, the daughter of Samuel Gluckstein. They had nine sons and six daughters, but six died in infancy from scarlet fever.
Their children included: