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Samuel, Sir Saul (1820–1900)

	Samuel, Sir Saul (1820–1900)
Born	2 November, 1820 London , Middlesex , England
Died	29 August, 1900 (aged 79) London , Middlesex , England
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Jewish
Related Entries [View as tree]	Levien, Jonas Felix (brother-in-law) Lyons, Samuel (uncle) Levien, Cecil John (nephew by marriage) Thornton, George (classmate) Robinson, Hercules George (business partner)
Passenger Ship*	Brothers (1832) (unassisted immigrant)
Education*	William Timothy Cape's School (Sydney) (student) Sydney College (student, 1835-1835)
Occupation*	grazier (unspecified) (1841-1851) New South Wales, Australia Jewish community leader (1841-1900) New South Wales, Australia magistrate (1846-1880) New South Wales, Australia company director (1851-1880) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1854-1856) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1859-1860) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1862-1869) New South Wales, Australia free trade politician (1868-1870) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1869-1872) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1872-1880) New South Wales, Australia agent-general (1880-1897) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1874) Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1882) Companion of the Order of the Bath (recipient, 1886) Baronet (recipient, 1898)
Key Events*	Amsterdam International Colonial and Export Trade Exhibition, 1883 (NSW commissioner) Colonial Conference, 1887 (attended) Postal Convention, Vienna (1891) (attended)
Key Organisations*	AMP Society (chair) Great Synagogue (Sydney) (president) Jews' College (London) (councillor) Mercantile Bank of Sydney (company director) New South Wales Academy of Art (member) Newcastle Wallsend Coal Co (founder) Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Co (chair) Royal Colonial Institute (councillor) Royal Society of New South Wales (member) York Street Synagogue (Sydney) (board member) Moruya Silver Mining Co (company director, 1862-1880) Sydney Exchange Co (company director, 1862-1889) Tomago Coal Mining Co (company director, 1862-1869) Wentworth Gold Field Co (company director, 1862-1869) Sydney Hebrew Orthodox Denominational School (board chair, 1871) Sydney Exchange Co (chair, 1876-1880)
Workplaces*	L. and S. Samuel (co-owner) A. and S. Lyons (employee, 1837)

* Dates are approximate