Lewis Cohen (mayor)

Sir Lewis Cohen (23 December 1849 24 June 1933) a businessman who was a Member of the South Australian Parliament for 10 years and served on the Adelaide City Council for 30 years. He was Mayor of Adelaide 1889–1890, 1901–1904, and 1909–1911 then Lord Mayor 1921–1923. He was knighted in 1924.

History

Cohen was born in Liverpool, where his father had a clothing business. At age 2 he was taken with his family to Sydney to set up business there. 9 years later with the business running successfully, they returned to Britain and Lewis was sent to Jewish school at Edmonton. At age 17 he returned to Sydney and at 19, bankrolled by his father and accompanied by a friend, he set up a shop in Levuka, then capital of Fiji. He took part in public affairs there, and was elected to Levuka's first council in 1872. With his health failing, he returned to Sydney in 1873, where he remained until 1876 when on medical advice he and his wife moved to Adelaide, opening a branch of the London Discount Bank.[1]

Public affairs

Family

He married Selina Marks (6 March 1856 – 16 October 1933) in Melbourne on 9 April 1873.[3] Their children were:

Recognition

A north-south road through the south parklands linking Greenhill Road and South Terrace in the City of Adelaide is named in his honour.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Death of Sir Lewis Cohen". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 26 June 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. "Sir Lewis Cohen Dies, Aged 83.". The Mail (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 24 June 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. "Family Notices.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: National Library of Australia). 17 May 1873. p. 9. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. "Family Notices.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 21 May 1932. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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