Jacob Levi Montefiore

Not to be confused with Jacob Barrow Montefiore.

Jacob Montefiore
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
In office
3 November 1874 – 23 July 1877
In office
22 May 1856 – 23 April 1860
Personal details
Born
Jacob Levi

(1819-01-11)11 January 1819
Bridgetown, Barbados
Died24 January 1885(1885-01-24) (aged 66)
London, England
Spouse
Caroline Louyet
​
(m. 1851)​
RelationsEliezer Levi Montefiore (brother)
OccupationFinancier

Jacob Levi Montefiore (11 January 1819 – 24 January 1885) was a British businessman and financier known for his activities in the Australian colony of New South Wales.

Early life

He was born at Bridgetown in Barbados to merchant Isaac Jacob Levi[1] and his wife Esther Hannah Montefiore, who was related to Sir Moses Montefiore and the Rothschilds.[2] The children adopted their mother's surname, including Jacob's younger brother Eliezer Levi Montefiore.[3]

New South Wales

In New South Wales he was a squatter and trader. On 9 July 1851 he married Caroline Antonine Gerardine Louyet in London. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1856 to 1860 and again from 1874 to 1877.[4] He was Belgian Consul from 1863. He also published works on economic theory, was chairman of a number of mining companies, campaigned for free trade, and composed the libretto for the opera Don John of Austria with music by Isaac Nathan.[2]

Personal life

Montefiore died in London on 24 January 1885(1885-01-24) (aged 66).[4]

He was a nephew of Jacob Barrow Montefiore and Joseph Barrow Montefiore.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Descendants of Pedro De Lousada: Tenth Generation(Continued)". The Baruch Lousadas and the Barrows. 21 February 1933. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Rutledge, Martha (1974). "Montefiore, Jacob Levi (1819–1885)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ Bergman, G.F.J. (1974). "Montefiore, Eliezer Levi (1820–1894)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Mr Jacob Levi Montefiore (1819–1885)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  5. ^ Getzler, Israel (1967). "Joseph Barrow Montefiore". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

 

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