Julius Silverman
Julius Silverman was a British Labour Party politician.
Silverman, whose father escaped anti-Jewish pogroms in Minsk, Belarus, was born in Leeds. He attended Leeds Central High School and first worked as a warehouseman. He later became a barrister, called by Gray's Inn in 1931, and practised in Birmingham. He served as a councillor on Birmingham City Council 1934–45.
Silverman contested Birmingham Moseley in 1935. He was a Member of Parliament for 38 years, for Birmingham Erdington and Birmingham Aston.
He was granted Honorary Freedom of the City of Birmingham in 1982 and died in Birmingham aged 90.
