Joseph Barrow Montefiore

Not to be confused with Jacob Levi Montefiore.

Joseph Barrow Montefiore (24 June 1803 – 8 September 1893), merchant and financier, was the youngest son of Eliezer Montefiore, merchant, of Barbados and London, and his wife, Judith (née Barrow).[1]

Montefiore was born on 24 June 1803 in London and was educated there.[2] He married Rebecca Mocatta, and the couple had children.[1]

He shared real estate interests in the Colony of New South Wales with his brother Jacob Barrow Montefiore.[2] The two brothers were also partners in J. Barrow Montefiore & Co., and helped to found the Bank of Australasia, later the ANZ Bank; Jacob was a founding director, while Joseph was the Sydney representative. Both brothers suffered London bankruptcy proceedings in 1844,[3] but by the time of Jacob's second visit to Adelaide in 1854, Joseph was once again a successful businessman, as proprietor of J. B. Montefiore & Co.[2] It was during the 1840s–1850s that he was resident in Adelaide, in St John's Street.[4]

He died on 8 September 1893 in Brighton.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Getzler, Israel. "Joseph Barrow Montefiore". Australian Dictionary of Biography. ANU Press. Retrieved 10 December 2020. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, (MUP), 1967
  2. ^ a b c Elton, Jude. "Montefiore Hill". Adelaidia. History SA. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "[Jacob Barrow Montefiore]". The Baruch Lousadas and the Barrows [non-profit family history website]. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Links with Early Adelaide". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 5 March 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 10 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.