Alexander, Maurice Alexander

From Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)

Alexander, Maurice Alexander:

By: Goodman Lipkind

An Australian politician; born in London, Nov. 30, 1820; died in Sydney, N. S. W., January 27, 1874. He arrived in Sydney in 1834, and from the year 1863 represented Goulburn in the New South Wales House of Assembly. He acquired a very considerable fortune by careful investment in real estate. At his death, his widow, among other beneficent acts, founded a scholarship in the University of Sydney, and dedicated it to his memory.

Bibliography:
  • Heaton, Australian Dictionary of Dates, s.v.
G. L.

Categories: [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]

↧ Download as ZWI file | Last modified: 09/04/2022 16:38:25 | 9 views
☰ Source: https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1147-alexander-maurice-alexander.html | License: Public domain

ZWI signed:
  Encycloreader by the Knowledge Standards Foundation (KSF) ✓[what is this?]

ZWI viewer by the EncyclosphereKSF