Sir Harry Livermore (1908–1989) was a Liverpool solicitor and local politician who served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool. [1]
Livermore was educated at the Royal Grammar School,Newcastle upon Tyne and at the University of Durham. He qualified as a solicitor in 1930 and entered practice in Liverpool. In 1985 he represented many of the defendants in the stadium disaster in Heysel,Belgium. [2] He was a partner in the law firm Silverman Livermore. [3]
He entered Liverpool City Council in 1945 as a labour candidate for Abercromby [4] but lost his seat in 1947. [5] He tried unsuccessfully for Castle Street Ward in 1950 election but gained a seat in his old ward of Abercromby in 1953. [6] He was elected as an Alderman in 1955. [7] He served as Lord Mayor of Liverpool from 1958–59. [8]
He served as Chairman of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society,the Merseyside Arts Association and the Everyman Theatre. He was knighted in 1973 for his services to the arts. [9]
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