Desmond Hirshfield

Desmond Barel Hirshfield, Baron Hirshfield (17 May 1913 – 6 December 1993) was a British accountant and trade union adviser.

Born in Birmingham, to a Jewish dentist and a music hall performer, Hirshfield was educated at eight schools, including the City of London School. He also served as Deputy Chairman of the Northampton New Town Corporation, on the Salary Review Body and the Committee on Consumer Credit. Latterly he became President of Norwood, a Jewish orphanage charity originally based in the east end, and served on the Chevening Trust which oversaw the restoration of the house for the nation. In his time away from work he was a keen artist.

He died on 6 December 1993 aged 80.

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