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Cohen, George Judah (1842–1937)

	Cohen, George Judah (1842–1937)
Born	27 April, 1842 Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Died	22 January, 1937 (aged 94) Engadine, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Jewish
Related Entries [View as tree]	Cohen, Samuel Sydney (son) Levy, Lewis Wolfe (father-in-law) Levy, Patrick Reginald (nephew by marriage) Lambert, George Washington (artist)
Education*	Cleveland House (Sydney) (student, 1853-1858) University College, London (student, 1859-1861)
Occupation*	general merchant (1861-1885) New South Wales, Australia Jewish community leader (1865-1937) New South Wales, Australia company director (1885-1935) New South Wales, Australia
Clubs*	Union Club (Sydney) (member, 1901-1937)
Legacies*	Cohen Bridge (Gunnedah, NSW) (eponym) George Judah Cohen Memorial Lectureship (University of Sydney)
Key Organisations*	Anglo-Jewish Association (NSW) (committee member) Australian Jockey Club (NSW) (member, ?-1937) Jewish Literary and Debating Society (Sydney) (committee member) Maitland Gas Co (chairman) Maitland School of Arts (NSW) (patron) New South Wales Board of Jewish Education (board member) Northern Jockey Club (NSW) (member) Tooth and Co (director) United Insurance Co (director) Macquarie Street Synagogue (Sydney) (trustee, 1869-1878) Great Synagogue (Sydney) (board member, 1883-1937) Australian Gaslight Co (director, 1884-1932) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (board member, 1885-1891) Royal Exchange of Sydney (chairman, 1887-1935) Australian Gaslight Co (chairman of directors, 1888-1932) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (deputy chairman, 1891-1901) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (chairman of directors, 1901-1936)
Workplaces*	David Cohen & Co (partner, 1861)

* Dates are approximate