Lionel Boas Explained

Lionel Boas
Birth Date:1875
Birth Place:South Australia
Death Date:1949
Nationality:Australian
Occupation:Public official
Parents:Abraham Boas
Relatives:Harold Boas

Lionel Tobias Boas (1875 – 16 August 1949) was a prominent public official from Western Australia.

Biography

Early life

Lionel Tobias Boas was born in 1875 in South Australia. His father was Rabbi Abraham Boas (1844–1923).

Career

He moved to Perth, Western Australia, in 1896.[1] A decade later, in 1906, he was elected a councillor to the City of Subiaco, serving for thirty-six years and was mayor of Subiaco from 1917 to 1920. With Jack Simons, he helped establish the Young Australia League in 1905 and served as its president until his death in 1949.

Notes and References

  1. A070336b. Boas, Abraham Tobias (1842 – 1923). Louise Rosenberg.