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British politician
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28 July 1906
Death:
1 January 1990
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Biography
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.