| 词条 | Benjamin Benjamin |
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable | name= Sir Benjamin Benjamin | honorific-suffix= JP | image= Benjamin Benjamin 1888.jpg | caption= | nationality=Australian | order=42nd Mayor of Melbourne | term_start=1887 | term_end=1889 | deputy =n | predecessor=William Cain | successor= Matthew Lang | constituency_MP2 = Melbourne Province | parliament2 = Victorian | majority2 = | predecessor2 = Sir James Lorimer | successor2 = Robert Reid | term_start2 = 1889 | term_end2 = 1892 | birth_date={{birth date|1834|09|02|df=yes}} | birth_place=London, United Kingdom | death_date={{Death date and age|1905|03|07|1834|09|02|df=yes}} | death_place=Melbourne, Australia | spouse=Fanny | party= }}Sir Benjamin Benjamin {{post-nominals|country=AUS|JP}} (2 September 1834 – 7 March 1905) was an Australian businessman and politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1889 to 1892.[1] Early life and educationBenjamin was born in London on 2 September 1834 to Moses Benjamin and Catherine Benjamin, née Moses. His family left for Australia in 1843 on a boat named London. He was educated in a school run by the Reverend William Jarrett, a Congregational Church minister.[1] Working lifeAfter leaving school he joined M. Benjamin & Sons, his father's import and export business. In 1864 he and his brother-in-law Edward Cohen went into business together.[2] He retired from active involvement in business in 1878.[1] Public lifeBenjamin was heavily involved in the Melbourne Jewish community acting in various committee positions for the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation.[1][3] In 1870 he was elected to the Melbourne City Council[4] in the Albert ward, becoming an Alderman in 1881 and Mayor between 1887 and 1889. He was the second Jewish Mayor of Melbourne, with his brother-in-law Edward Cohen preceding him by over twenty years. He became the first Melbourne Mayor and first Jewish Australian to receive a knighthood when he was made a Knight Bachelor in 1889.[1][2] In 1888 as Mayor of Melbourne Benjamin welcomed the Russian ship Rynda and Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia who was visiting the Australian colonies in a goodwill mission in light of tensions between Britain and Russia.[5] Benjamin was elected as a member for the Melbourne Province of the Victorian Legislative Council in 1889 and served until 1892.[6] Imperial Banking Co.His tenure as a Member of the Legislative Council was brought to a close after he was declared bankrupt when the Imperial Banking Co. collapsed. He had offered personal guarantees on the bank's finances.[7] A subsequent court investigation cleared him but his reputation was reduced and he left public life.[1][8] Death and legacyBenjamin died at his home "Canally" at the corner of George and Powlett Streets in East Melbourne[9] on 7 March 1905. He was survived by his wife Fanny, née Cohen, (c. 1839 – 18 February 1912) and 13 of his 16 children.[1] Lady Benjamin was a sister of Justice Cohen of Sydney.[10] In 2009 a masonic apron believed to have been originally owned by Robert Burns and subsequently purchased by Benjamin was auctioned by Michael Bennett-Levy, a descendent of Benjamin.[11] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/benjamin-sir-benjamin-2972 |title=Benjamin, Sir Benjamin (1834–1905)|author=Solomon, Geulah |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |publisher=Australian National University|accessdate=13 October 2012}} {{JewishEncyclopedia|article=Benjamin, Sir Benjamin|url=http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?letter=B&artid=722|author=Joseph Jacobs and Goodman Lipkind}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Benjamin, Benjamin}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cohen-edward-aaron-3241|title=Cohen, Edward (1822–1877) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=Australian National University|accessdate=13 October 2012 |author=Solomon, Geulah}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.melbournesynagogue.org.au/Templates/History_GrowingCongregation.html |title=A growing congregation |author= |work= |publisher=Melbourne Hebrew Congregation |accessdate=4 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018070606/http://www.melbournesynagogue.org.au/Templates/History_GrowingCongregation.html |archivedate=18 October 2009 |df=dmy-all }} 4. ^{{cite Australasia|Benjamin, Hon. Sir Benjamin}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.argo.net.au/andre/ryndaENFIN.htm |title="Rynda" v gostiakh u avstraliitsev (k 110-letiyu vizita v Avstraliyu) |last=Govor |first=Elena |author2=Massov, Alexander |year=1988 |publisher=Avstraliada |accessdate=9 April 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120035039/http://www.argo.net.au/andre/ryndaENFIN.htm |archivedate=20 November 2008 |df=dmy }} 6. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=215 |title=Benjamin, Sir Benjamin |author= |work=re-member |publisher=Parliament of Victoria |accessdate=5 February 2010}} 7. ^{{cite book|last=Cannon|first=Michael|title=The Land Boomers: The Complete Illustrated History |publisher=Melbourne Univ. Publishing|year=1995|pages=203–210|chapter=Sir Benjamin Benjamin and the Imperial Bank|isbn=0-522-84663-7}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=1913 |title=Life sentences |author=Nolan, Melanie |date=Autumn 2010 |work=ANU News |publisher=Australian National University |accessdate=4 February 2010}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Gettingaroundthecity/walks/Pages/ElegantEnclave.aspx |title=7. Elegant Enclave |author= |work=That's Melbourne |publisher=City of Melbourne |accessdate=4 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418190503/http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/GETTINGAROUNDTHECITY/WALKS/Pages/ElegantEnclave.aspx |archivedate=18 April 2010 |df=dmy-all }} 10. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147337058 |title=Obituary, Lady Benjamin |newspaper=Jewish Herald |location=Victoria |date=1 March 1912 |accessdate=26 December 2015 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/ayr-news/2009/09/25/robert-burns-masonic-apron-for-sale-102545-24756549/|title=Robert Burns' Masonic apron for sale|last=McInnes|first=Yonnie|date=25 September 2009|publisher=Ayrshire Post|accessdate=5 February 2010}} 11 : Jewish Australian politicians|Jewish mayors|Politicians from Melbourne|Australian justices of the peace|Australian Knights Bachelor|Members of the Victorian Legislative Council|1834 births|1905 deaths|Mayors and Lord Mayors of Melbourne|Politicians from London|19th-century Australian politicians |
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