Israel Hart

Sir Israel Hart (16 February 1835 – 24 March 1911) was a British merchant and Liberal Party politician.

[1] He was chairman of Hart & Levy, wholesale merchants and garment manufacturers of Leicester.

[1] Hart first became active in municipal politics, being elected to Leicester Town Council.

[2] On 29 October 1878 he presented to the council "a handsome ornamental fountain to be placed in the centre of the land fronting the Town Hall Buildings"[3] for the purpose of keeping open a public square for all time.

He was Liberal candidate for the Hackney Central division of London at the 1900 General Election.