Madron Seligman

Madron Seligman CBE (10 November 1918 – 9 July 2002) was a British politician. He spent most of his career in industry, where he came to understand and support the European Economic Community and was latterly a Member of the European Parliament (Conservative), winning the West Sussex seat in 1979 by a record margin of 95,484 votes, which earned him a place in the Guinness Book of Records. He held the seat until he retired in 1994.

Seligman was born in was born in Leatherhead, Surrey. His family were German Jewish bankers who dispersed to Britain and the United States in the 19th century.

Seligman was educated at Rokeby and at Harrow, where he played cricket for the school. He read PPE at Balliol College, Oxford and became president of the Union. He was an excellent sportsman, especially at cricket, rugby and tennis, and represented the university at skiing. He would later represent Britain in the sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

During World War II, Seligman served with the 6th Armoured Divisional Signals, rising to the rank of major. He fought in the North Africa and Italy campaigns, including at the Battle of Monte Cassino.

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