Saul Samuel Politician

Sir Saul Samuel, 1st Baronet, KCMG, CB (2 November 1820 – 29 August 1900) was an Australian colonial merchant, member of parliament, pastoralist, and prominent Jew. Samuel achieved many breakthroughs for Jews in the colonial community of New South Wales including the first Jew to become a magistrate, the first Jew elected to parliaments, the first Jew to become a minister of the Crown.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 02, 1820
Birth place
England , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Religion
Judaism
Date of deathAugust 29, 1900
Place of death
England , London , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Office holder

office
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
Treasurer of New South Wales
region
Electoral district of Orange
Electoral district of Wellington (New South Wales)
relation
Samuel Lyons
successor
George Lord
Elias Weekes
Marshall Burdekin

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