Nathaniel Levi
Nathaniel Levi (1830–1908) was a Liverpool born Victorian politician and businessman.
Nathaniel Levi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 January 1830[1] |
| Died | 11 September 1908 (aged 78)[2] St Kilda, Victoria, Australia[2] |
| Occupation(s) | auctioneer, company director, distiller, politician |
| Spouse | Sarah nee Levy[3] |
| Legislative Assembly of Victoria representative for Maryborough | |
| In office 1860–1865 | |
| Legislative Assembly of Victoria representative for East Melbourne | |
| In office 1866–1868 | |
| Legislative Council of Victoria representative for North Yarra Province | |
| In office 1892–1904 | |
He arrived at Hobson's Bay in April 1854 in the Matilda Wattenbach.[1]
Levi was prominent in the Jewish community, president of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in 1880–82 and 1904–05.
Levi was the first Jewish member of a state parliament in Australia and is a forebear of prominent rabbi, John Levi.[4]
References
- Fredman, L. E. (1974). "Levi, Nathaniel (1830–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "ABOUT PEOPLE". The Age. No. 16693. Victoria, Australia. 12 September 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 13 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Family Notices". The Age. No. 349. Victoria, Australia. 30 November 1855. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- Webb, Carolyn (2 December 2006). "Nation's first Jews an 'obsession' for rabbi". The Age. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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