Ambrose Appelbe

Ambrose Erle Fuller Appelbe (1903 – 24 January 1999) was a British solicitor and social reformer.

Appelbe was born in Johannesburg to a British family, his father being a medical missionary. He was educated at Kingswood School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was the Squire Law Scholar.[1]

Appelbe settled at Toynbee Hall, and formed his own firm of solicitors. He also served on the council of the universities settlements, and on the executive of the Fabian Society.[1]

In 1929, Appelbe married fellow solicitor Carrie Morrison.[2] At the 1935 United Kingdom general election, he stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in Harwich.[3] In 1958, he was a founding trustee of the Albany Trust.

References
  1. "Biography of new member". Fabian News. April 1929.
  2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
  3. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig, F. W. S.
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