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Fisher , Samuel , 1905-1979 , Baron Fisher of Camden , local government officer x Fisher of Camden , Baron
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Samuel Fisher was a leading member of the Anglo-Jewish Community and a well-known figure in London local government.
He was Mayor of Stoke Newington Metropolitan Borough 1953-1954 and Camden London Borough 1965-1966. He was Chairman of the London Labour Mayors Association 1966-1977. He was made a life peer in 1974.
His influence was felt on a number of London wide bodies such as the Metropolitan Water Board where he was Chairman and national bodies such as the Board of Deputies of British Jews where he was President. A musical of his life was written entitled The Sammy Fisher Story. He died in 1979.