Sam Cohen (Australian politician)

Sam Cohen QC
Senator for Victoria
In office 1 July 1962 – 7 October 1969
Succeeded by	Bill Brown
Personal details
Born	(1918-10-26)26 October 1918 Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Died	7 October 1969(1969-10-07) (aged 50) Woodville, South Australia, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Judith Selig ​ (m. 1953)​
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Barrister

Samuel Herbert Cohen QC (26 October 1918 – 7 October 1969) was an Australian politician and barrister. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Victoria from 1962 until his death in 1969. He was also a member of Gough Whitlam's shadow ministry from 1967. He was the first Jew elected to the Senate.^[1]