Leo Schultz (councillor)

Sir
Leo Schultz
Schultz statue, at the Guildhall in Hull
Born4 February 1900
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died21 July 1991(1991-07-21) (aged 91)
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
MonumentsStatue at the Guildhall in Hull
OccupationPolitician
Years active1926–1979
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseKate Pickersgill (1928–1975; her death)
ChildrenLionel Schultz
Robert Rosner (adopted)
ParentSolomon Schultz

Sir Joseph Leopold Schultz, OBE (4 February 1900 – 21 July 1991)[1] was a British politician who was a dominant figure in Kingston upon Hull during the twentieth century.

He was an active councillor for many years, and was leader of the City Council from 1945 to 1979.

  1. ^ Sanders, Valerie (2016). "Schultz, Sir Joseph Leopold [Leo] (1900–1991), local government politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/109532. Retrieved 15 November 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)