Bennie Abrahams
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 28 July 1906 | |
| Death | 1 January 1990 (aged 83 years) | |
| Politics: | Labour Party |
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Benjamin Ernest (Bennie) Abrahams (28 July 1906 - February 1990) was a local Labour Party politician in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, as well as Lord Mayor of Newcastle.
Born in Burton-on-Trent, Abrahams was a Labour councillor for the Monkchester ward of Newcastle City Council, and in 1981/2 Lord Mayor of Newcastle. He died in February 1990 at the age of 83.
Abrahams married Marion Shapiro in Liverpool in 1939. They had one son, David Abrahams, a Labour Party donor.