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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Montague_BurtonMontague Burton - Wikipedia

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   Sir Montague Maurice Burton (15 August 1885 – 21 September 1952) was the founder of Burton Menswear, one of Britain's largest chains of clothes shops. Burton's factory, Hudson Road, Leeds LS9

2. buildingourpast.com › 2017/01/28 › the-story-ofThe Story of Montague Burton – the Tailor of Taste | Building ...

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   Jan 28, 2017 · One year later, Burton & Burton was transformed into a limited liability company called Montague Burton, The Tailor of Taste Ltd. The man himself now assumed the name Montague Maurice Burton. By 1919 he had 36 shops, of which many (including Coventry, Dudley, Swansea and Wandsworth) had opened in the course of the war.

3. www.theguardian.com › commentisfree › 2016The remarkable story of the immigrant who dressed British men

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   Apr 16, 2016 · Ian Jack. Montague Burton was a Lithuanian Jew who fled pogroms in his country of birth to build one of the biggest clothing chains in Europe. O n Wednesday, in the Jewish Museum in north London ...

4. ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk › index › Sir_MontagueSir Montague Maurice Burton (1885-1952) - Our History

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   Sir Montague Maurice Burton (1885-1952), founder of the Burton men’s clothing chain, endowed Edinburgh University’s Montague Burton Chair of International Relations in 1948. Contents. 1 Early Years. 2 Burton Clothing. 3 Burton and Industrial Relations. 4 Burton and International Relations. 5 Sources. Early Years.

5. blogs.lse.ac.uk › lsehistory › 2021/08/04The LSE Montague Burton Chair: a brief history | LSE History

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   Aug 4, 2021 · Peter Wilson reflects on the history of the Montague Burton Chair and what it means to LSE and the wider field of International Relations. Montague Burton was a Lithuanian Jew who fled to Britain in 1900 to escape the Russian pogroms.

6. masonandsons.com › blogs › the-periodicalThe Full Monty: The Story of Sir Montague Burton - Mason & Sons

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   Sir Montagu Maurice Burton was born Meshe David Osinsky in Lithuania in 1885. He travelled alone to England in 1900 to escape the Russian pogroms. Although he was a well educated young man, he arrived in the country unable to speak English. Burton promoted himself as The Tailor of Taste.

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   Who was Montague Burton?

   • Photograph: Burton Family Archive/The Jewish Museum, London Montague Burton was a Lithuanian Jew who fled pogroms in his country of birth to build one of the biggest clothing chains in Europe O n Wednesday, in the Jewish Museum in north London, I overheard a guide telling an American couple: “Then there’s Peter Sellers, he was Jewish too, you know.

   The remarkable story of the immigrant who dressed British men

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   What happened to Sir Montague Burton?

   • Later in the 1930s he endowed an annual Montague Burton Lecture on International Relations at Nottingham University and a Montague Burton Lectureship at Leeds University, now both long defunct. The Second World War was a huge blow to Sir Montague’s faith if not necessarily his profits.

   The LSE Montague Burton Chair: a brief history | LSE History

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   What did Montague Burton do for a living?

   • Montague Burton was a Lithuanian Jew who fled to Britain in 1900 to escape the Russian pogroms. Educated but penniless he began a business in Chesterfield selling made-to-measure men’s suits. Burton and Burton (later Burton) became one of the most successful names on the high street.

   The LSE Montague Burton Chair: a brief history | LSE History

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   When did Montague Burton become a company?

   • The business was converted into a public company in March 1929, registered as ‘Montague Burton, The Tailor of Taste, Ltd’. Burton also developed a considerable property portfolio which included the offices, restaurants, and entertainment facilities developed above the shop space.

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8. www.gracesguide.co.uk › Montague_BurtonMontague Burton - Graces Guide

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   Sir Montague Maurice Burton (15 August 1885, Lithuania - 21 September 1952, Leeds) founded Burton, one of Great Britain's largest chains of clothes shops. Born a Lithuanian Jew (Moshe Osinsky) in Kovno province, he came alone to England in 1900 aged 15. In 1901, he was staying in Cheetham, Manchester. He started as a peddler, then set up as a ...