Sam Cohen | |
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Senator for Victoria | |
In office 1 July 1962 – 7 October 1969 | |
Succeeded by | Bill Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | 26 October 1918
Died | 7 October 1969 Woodville, South Australia, Australia | (aged 50)
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]