Sam Cohen (Australian politician)

Sam Cohen
Senator for Victoria
In office 1 July 1962 – 7 October 1969
Succeeded by	Bill Brown
Personal details
Born	26 October 1918 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	7 October 1969 (aged 50)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Barrister

Samuel Herbert "Sam" Cohen (26 October 1918 – 7 October 1969) was an Australian politician, and was the first Jew to be elected to the Australian Senate. ^[1]

He was born in Sydney, he was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne and then the University of Melbourne. He was active in left-wing student politics, and as President of the Melbourne University Students' Representative Council was a founding member of the executive committee of the National Union of Australian University Students.^[2]

He served in the military from 1942 to 1943 and became a barrister in 1946. In 1961, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He held the seat until his death in 1969; Bill Brown was appointed to replace him.^[3]

References

1. "Cohen, Samuel Herbert", in The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate, Volume 3, Ann Millar, ed., (University of New South Wales Press, 2010) p64
2. Phillips, Julian (1993). "Australian Dictionary of Biography". Cohen, Samuel Herbert (Sam) (1918–1969). Retrieved 2014-04-14.
3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-12.