Nathaniel Levi Explained

Nathaniel Levi
Birth Date:	20 January 1830^[1]
Birth Place:	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Death Date:	^[2]
Death Place:	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Spouse:	Sarah nee Levy^[3]
Occupation:	auctioneer, company director, distiller, politician
Module:	Embed: yes Office: Legislative Assembly of Victoria representative for Maryborough Term: 1860–1865 Office2: Legislative Assembly of Victoria representative for East Melbourne Term2: 1866–1868 Office3: Legislative Council of Victoria representative for North Yarra Province Term3: 1892–1904

Nathaniel Levi (1830–1908) was a Liverpool born Victorian politician and businessman.

He arrived at Hobson's Bay in April 1854 in the Matilda Wattenbach.^[1]

Levi was prominent in the Jewish community, and was the president of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in 1880–82 and 1904–05.

Levi was the first Jewish member of a state parliament in Australia and is a forebear of prominent rabbi, John Levi.^[4]

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Notes and References

1. L. E.. Fredman. Levi, Nathaniel (1830–1908). 1974. levi-nathaniel-4015/text6365. 13 April 2017.
2. News: ABOUT PEOPLE. . . 16693 . Victoria, Australia . 12 September 1908 . 13 April 2017 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Family Notices . . 349 . Victoria, Australia . 30 November 1855 . 16 April 2017 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: Webb. Carolyn. 2006-12-02. Nation's first Jews an 'obsession' for rabbi. 2021-01-26. The Age. en.