Nathaniel Levi

Nathaniel Levi
Nathaniel Levi
Born	20 January 1830; Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	11 September 1908 (aged 78); St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)	auctioneer, company director, distiller, politician
Spouse	Sarah nee Levy
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

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

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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b "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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