Ernest Marks

Ernest Samuel Marks
Lord Mayor of Sydney Ernest Samuel Marks boarding HNLMS Java visitingSydney
Born
Ernest Samuel Marks

(1872-07-07)7 July 1872
Died2 December 1947(1947-12-02) (aged 75)
Sydney
EducationRoyston College, Darlinghurst; University of Sydney
Occupationwool broker
Known forMember of New South Wales Legislative Assembly; Lord Mayor of Sydney; sports administrator

Ernest Samuel Marks CBE (7 July 1872 – 2 December 1947) was an Australian sporting administrator and politician.

He was born at West Maitland to Wool broker Joseph Marks and Elizabeth, née Benjamin and attended Royston College in Sydney before becoming a wool trader and becoming involved in the running of the family business, Joseph Marks & Co.