Saul Samuel
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The Honourable Sir Saul Samuel, 1st Bt KCMG CB |
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| 6th Treasurer of New South Wales | |
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In office 27 October 1859 – 8 March 1860 |
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| Premier | William Forster |
| Preceded by | Elias Weekes |
| Succeeded by | Elias Weekes |
| Constituency | Orange (1859–1860) |
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In office 20 October 1865 – 3 January 1866 |
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| Premier | Charles Cowper |
| Preceded by | Thomas Smart |
| Succeeded by | Marshall Burdekin |
| Constituency | Wellington (1862–1869) |
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In office 27 October 1868 – 15 December 1870 |
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| Premier | John Robertson |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Eagar |
| Succeeded by | George Lord |
| Constituency | Orange (1869–1872) |
| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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In office 1 October 1854 – 29 February 1856 |
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In office 12 June 1872 – 16 August 1880 |
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| Personal details | |
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2 November 1820 London, England, UK |
| Died | 29 August 1900 (aged 79) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Relations | Samuel Lyons (uncle) |
| Religion | Judaism |
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.
Samuel was born in London, England on 2 November 1820, the posthumous son of Sampson Samuel and his wife Lydia, née Lyons. Samuel arrived in Australia on 25 August 1832 aboard The Brothers with his mother to meet with Samuel's brother, Lewis, and their uncle, Samuel Lyons, was had arrived in colonial New South Wales a few years earlier. Educated at schools run by W. T Cape, Samuel was initially employed at his uncles' accounting house, before he and his brother formed their own mercantile firm.
After purchasing 190,000 acres (77,000 ha) of land at Bathurst, he abandoned pastoral interests following the 1851 gold rush and business interests became his main focus.
He married Henrietta Matilda Goldsmith-Levien on 16 December 1857 and had two daughters and two sons. He married Sarah Louisa Isaacs on 31 October 1877 (in Auckland, New Zealand) and had one son.
In 1854, Samuel became an elective Member of the first Legislative Council of New South Wales, representing the Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington between 1854 and 1856. Elected to the first responsible government, Samuel became a member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington from 1854 until 1856. Re-elected to the Assembly in June 1859 and then again in November 1859, Samuel served as member for Orange until 1860. Samuel became member for Wellington in 1862, serving until 1869, and then again as member for Orange, serving between 1869 until 1872, before briefly serving as member for East Sydney during 1872. In 1872, Samuel was appointed a Life Member of Legislative Council, where he sat until he retirement from parliamentary life in 1880.
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