Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan
Noble person
1915 – 1995
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Who was Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan?
Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan was a Lithuanian-British industrialist and the founder of Kagan Textiles, of Elland, which made raincoats from the waterproof Gannex fabric he had invented. Gannex raincoats were worn by Prime Minister Harold Wilson, a friend of his. Kagan was sent to prison for ten months in 1980 for stealing from his own companies.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1915
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jan 17, 1995
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on July 23, 2013
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