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Lord Steinberg dies at Ritz Hotel, London

November 4, 2009 10:59
Adam Steinberg was barmitzvah at the Liberal Synagogue Elstree (Photo: Neville Bloom)

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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The tycoon Lord Steinberg has died at the Ritz Hotel, London, where he was staying before attending the House of Lords.

The former Leonard Steinberg, 73, a Conservative life peer and president of the Northern Ireland Friends of Israel, died suddenly in his room in London's Picadilly.

His body was escorted back to his home in Hale by the Manchester Chevra Kadisha and the funeral was at Dunham Lawn cemetery in Altrincham today.

Lord Steinberg, who was born in Belfast, made his fortune in the gambling industry, as the founder and non-executive chairman of Stanley Leisure.