Nathaniel Levi

Nathaniel Levi (1830–1908) was a Liverpool born Victorian politician and businessman.

Nathaniel Levi
Born	(1830-01-20)20 January 1830[1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England[1]
Died	11 September 1908(1908-09-11) (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, and was the 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

1. Fredman, L. E. (1974). "Levi, Nathaniel (1830–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
2. "ABOUT PEOPLE". The Age. No. 16693. Victoria, Australia. 12 September 1908. p. 13. Retrieved 13 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Family Notices". The Age. No. 349. Victoria, Australia. 30 November 1855. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Webb, Carolyn (2 December 2006). "Nation's first Jews an 'obsession' for rabbi". The Age. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

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