Life Summary - Samuel Aaron Joseph - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Joseph, Samuel Aaron (1824–1898)

	Joseph, Samuel Aaron (1824–1898)
Born	14 October 1824 London , Middlesex , England
Died	25 September 1898 Woollahra, Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Jewish
Related Entries [View as tree]	Montefiore, Jacob Levi (business partner)
Occupation*	company director (1856-1898) New South Wales, Australia general merchant (1856-1898) New South Wales, Australia free trade politician (1864-1893) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1864-1868) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1881-1885) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1887-1893) New South Wales, Australia
Key Events*	Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition (1887) (commissioner for NSW) Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-84 (commissioner for NSW) Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880 (commissioner for NSW) Sydney International Exhibition, 1879 (commissioner for NSW)
Key Organisations*	City Bank of Sydney (chair) York Street Synagogue (Sydney) (board member) AMP Society (director, 1862-1866) AMP Society (director, 1880-1884) Commercial, Pastoral and Agricultural Society of New South Wales (president, 1886) Chamber of Commerce (Sydney) (president, 1887-1889) Sydney Stock Exchange (chair, 1888)
Political Activism*	free trader
Workplaces*	Montefiore, Joseph & Co (partner, 1856)

* Dates are approximate