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

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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