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Sir Saul Samuel

Sir Saul SAMUEL (1820 - 1900)

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Date of Birth: 02/11/1820
Place of Birth: London, England
Date of Death: 29/08/1900
Place of Death: Kensington, London, England
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Postmaster General and Representative of Government 21 Dec 1878 10 Aug 1880 1 year 7 months 21 days
Postmaster General and Representative of Government 22 Mar 1877 16 Aug 1877 4 months 26 days
Postmaster General 05 Dec 1872 08 Feb 1875 2 years 2 months 4 days
Representative of Government 12 Jun 1872 09 Sep 1873 1 year 2 months 29 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 12 Jun 1872 16 Aug 1880 8 years 2 months 5 days Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 5 June 1872
Vice President of the Executive Council and Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council 14 May 1872 08 Feb 1875 2 years 8 months 26 days
Member for East Sydney 13 Feb 1872 04 Jun 1872 3 months 23 days
Bathurst Gas Company’s Bill Committee No.7 29 Nov 1871 06 Dec 1871 8 days Chairman
The Civil Service Committee No.6 21 Nov 1871 01 Feb 1872 2 months 12 days
Charges Against the Collector of Customs Committee No.19 28 Feb 1871 22 Jun 1871 3 months 26 days
Borough of Newcastle Special Audit Bill Committee No.16 01 Feb 1871 09 Mar 1871 1 month 9 days
Petition of James Twaddell Committee No.15 25 Jan 1871 04 May 1871 3 months 10 days
Government Printing Office Committee No.9 13 Sep 1870 04 May 1871 7 months 22 days
Marine Board Bill Committee No.8 08 Sep 1870 17 Mar 1871 6 months 10 days Chairman
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 11 Aug 1870 11 Aug 1870 1 day
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 01 Feb 1870 01 Feb 1870 1 day
Member for Orange 15 Dec 1869 03 Feb 1872 2 years 1 month 20 days
Grant for Road from West Maitland to Cessnock Committee No.9 08 Oct 1869 13 Nov 1869 1 month 6 days
Robert’s Trust Bill Committee No.7 08 Oct 1869 13 Oct 1869 6 days
Alleged Conspiracy for purposes of Treason and Assassination Committee No.3 15 Dec 1868 03 Feb 1869 1 month 20 days
Member for Wellington 13 Nov 1868 15 Nov 1869 1 year 3 days
Colonial Treasurer 27 Oct 1868 15 Dec 1870 2 years 1 month 19 days
Address to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh on his visit to the Colony Committee No.21 16 Jan 1868 16 Jan 1868 1 day
Petititon of Mr Thomas Smith Committee No.15 08 Nov 1867 03 Apr 1868 4 months 27 days
Campbell’s Exchange of Ways Bill Committee No.11 25 Sep 1866 05 Oct 1866 11 days
Clarence and New England Steam Navigation Company’s Bill Committee No.9 14 Nov 1865 12 Dec 1865 29 days
Member for Wellington 01 Nov 1865 27 Oct 1868 2 years 11 months 27 days
Colonial Treasurer 20 Oct 1865 03 Jan 1866 2 months 15 days
Australian Paper Company’s Bill Committee No.11 11 Apr 1865 04 May 1865 24 days
Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Bill Committee No.6 14 Mar 1865 21 Mar 1865 8 days
Standing Orders Committee No.4 08 Mar 1865 21 Jun 1865 3 months 14 days
Member for Wellington 21 Dec 1864 18 Oct 1865 9 months 28 days
Standing Orders Committee No.2 19 Oct 1864 09 Nov 1864 22 days
Queensland Steam Navigation Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.37 30 Mar 1864 31 Mar 1864 2 days
Cox’s Marriage Settlement Bill Committee No.29 01 Dec 1863 16 Dec 1863 16 days
Colonial Sugar Refining Company’s Bill Committee No.27 29 Sep 1863 06 Oct 1863 8 days Chairman
Parnell’s Trust Bill Committee No.19 11 Sep 1863 25 Sep 1863 15 days
Commercial Banking Company’s Act Amendment Bill No.14 11 Aug 1863 14 Aug 1863 4 days
Waratah Coal Company’s Incorporation Bill No.10 14 Jul 1863 17 Jul 1863 4 days
Standing Orders Committee No.2 24 Jun 1863 10 Dec 1863 5 months 17 days
Waratah Coal Company’s Incorporation Bill No.45 02 Dec 1862 11 Dec 1862 10 days Chairman
United Fire and Life Insurance Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.41 24 Oct 1862 04 Nov 1862 12 days
Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company’s Incorporation Bill Committee No.39 21 Oct 1862 24 Oct 1862 4 days Chairman
Morehead and Young’s Railway Bill Committee No.28 02 Sep 1862 15 Oct 1862 1 month 14 days
Bonded Distilleries and Sugar Houses Bill Committee No.12 03 Jul 1862 02 Sep 1862 2 months
Customs Bill Committee No.11 26 Jun 1862 20 Dec 1862 5 months 25 days
Pilot Board Committee No.9 17 Jun 1862 07 Oct 1862 3 months 21 days Chairman
Address of Condolence to Her Majesty Committee No.4 28 May 1862 03 Jun 1862 7 days
Library Committee No.3 28 May 1862 01 Aug 1862 2 months 5 days
Member for Wellington 26 Feb 1862 10 Nov 1864 2 years 8 months 16 days
Clarence and Richmond Rivers Stream Navigation Company’s Bill Committee No.15 23 Oct 1860 09 Nov 1860 18 days
Present System of Tendering for the Public Service Committee No.11 16 Oct 1860 09 Nov 1860 25 days
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.7 28 Sep 1860 09 Nov 1860 1 month 13 days
Governor General’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 25 Sep 1860 25 Sep 1860 1 day
Penrith Nepean Bridge Re-construction Bill Committee No.43 07 Jun 1860 04 Jul 1860 28 days
Seizure of Opium per “Kate Hooper” Committee No.41 13 Apr 1860 04 Jul 1860 2 months 22 days
Fitz Roy Dry Dock Committee No.40 10 Apr 1860 04 Jul 1860 2 months 25 days
Dean of St Andrew’s Sydney Committee No.36 17 Feb 1860 04 Jul 1860 4 months 18 days
Railway Management Committee No.28 13 Dec 1859 04 Jul 1860 6 months 22 days
Member for Orange 15 Nov 1859 10 Nov 1860 11 months 27 days
Colonial Treasurer 27 Oct 1859 08 Mar 1860 4 months 11 days
Petition of Mrs Frances Dr Courcy Committee No.25 18 Oct 1859 04 Jul 1860 8 months 17 days
Pitt-street Tramway Bill Committee No.18 29 Sep 1859 04 Jul 1860 9 months 6 days Chairman, appointed 5 October 1859
Member for Orange 18 Jun 1859 26 Oct 1859 4 months 9 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 18 Jun 1859 04 Jun 1872 12 years 11 months 18 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 01 Oct 1854 29 Feb 1856 1 year 5 months An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 01 Oct 1854 29 Feb 1856 1 year 5 months Elective Member of the first Legislative Council for the Counties of Roxburgh and Wellington
Political Party Activity
Community Activity
Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1874, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1882, Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1886. Baronet in 1898.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Merchant, company director and pastoralist. Arrived in New South Wales in 1832 to join family. Educated at W.T Cape's school and at his Sydney College. Joined Sydney counting houses of uncles in 1837. Took up runs totalling 190,000 acres on Macquarie River by 1841. With brother founded a mercantile firm which also had a store at Bathurst. After discovery of gold in 1851 largely abandoned pastoral pursuits and had some squatting interests in 1859. From 1850s was a director and owned copper mines. Chairman of Sydney Exchange Company. Joined abortive attempt to exploit Henry Parkes coal lands at Jamberoo. Sometime Chairman of Australian Mutual Provident Society and of Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Agent General for New South Wales in London from 1880 until 1897. London Director of Mercantile Bank of Sydney. Active in Jewish affairs. Member of Board of Management of York Street Synagogue. Member of Royal Society of New South Wales and New South Wales Academy of Art. Founder and committee member of Hospital for Sick Children. On committee of Conservative Constitutional Association of 1860. Commissioner for New South Wales at 1883 Amsterdam Exhibition. Visited New South Wales in 1888.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Sampson and Lydia Lyons. Married (1) Henrietta Matilda Goldsmith-Levien on 16 December 1857 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons. Married (2) Sarah Louisa Isaacs on 31 October 1877 and had issue, 1 son. Jewish.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6 Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: Saul Samuel - correspondence [M875] 1837 - 1900; photographs in the PICMAN Database.

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