Saul Samuel

Sir Saul Samuel
6th Treasurer of New South Wales
In office
27 October 1859 – 8 March 1860
PremierWilliam Forster
Preceded byElias Weekes
Succeeded byElias Weekes
ConstituencyOrange (1859 – 1860)
In office
20 October 1865 – 3 January 1866
PremierCharles Cowper
Preceded byThomas Smart
Succeeded byMarshall Burdekin
ConstituencyWellington (1862 – 1869)
In office
27 October 1868 – 15 December 1870
PremierJohn Robertson
Preceded byGeoffrey Eagar
Succeeded byGeorge Lord
ConstituencyOrange (1869 – 1872)
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
1 October 1854 – 29 February 1856
In office
12 June 1872 – 16 August 1880
Personal details
Born(1820-11-02)2 November 1820
London, England, UK
Died29 August 1900(1900-08-29) (aged 79)
London, England, UK
RelationsSamuel Lyons (uncle)

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 parliament, the first Jew to become a minister of the Crown.[1]

  1. ^ Bergman, G F J. "Samuel, Sir Saul (1820–1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 16 July 2011.