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'''Joshua Frey Josephson''' (1815 – 26 January 1892),<ref name=parl>
{{cite NSW Parliament |id=420 |former=Yes |title=Mr Joshua Frey Josephson (1815-1892) |accessdate=16 June 2019}}</ref> aka JoJo, was a judge and politician in colonial [[New South Wales]],<ref name=Mennell>{{cite Australasia|Josephson, His Honour Joshua Frey}}</ref> [[Solicitor-General of New South Wales]] 1868 to 1869.<ref name=parl/>
'''Joshua Frey Josephson''' (1815 – 26 January 1892)<ref name=parl>{{cite NSW Parliament |id=420 |former=Yes |title=Mr Joshua Frey Josephson (1815-1892) |accessdate=16 June 2019}}</ref> was a judge and politician in colonial [[New South Wales]],<ref name=Mennell>{{cite Australasia|Josephson, His Honour Joshua Frey}}</ref> [[Solicitor-General of New South Wales]] 1868 to 1869.<ref name=parl/>


Josephson was born in [[Hamburg]], Germany, the son of Jacob Josephson and his wife Emma Wilson, a widow ''née'' Moss. Josephson arrived in [[New South Wales]] in 1820.<ref name=adb>
Josephson was born in [[Hamburg]], Germany, the son of Jacob Josephson and his wife Emma Wilson, a widow ''née'' Moss. Josephson arrived in [[New South Wales]] in 1820.<ref name=adb>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=H. T. E. |last=Holt |title=Josephson, Joshua Frey (1815–1892) |id2=josephson-joshua-frey-3873 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
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Josephson was elected a member for [[Electoral district of Braidwood|Braidwood]] in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] on 13 December 1864, a seat he held until 3 September 1869.<ref name=parl/> He was appointed Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 27 October 1868 to 9 September 1869 in the 2nd government of [[John Robertson (premier)|John Robertson]].<ref name=parl/> He then became a [[District Court of New South Wales|District Court]] Judge.<ref name=Mennell/>
Josephson was elected a member for [[Electoral district of Braidwood|Braidwood]] in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] on 13 December 1864, a seat he held until 3 September 1869.<ref>{{Cite NSW election |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Braidwood |title=Elections for Braidwood |accessdate=23 July 2020}}</ref> He was appointed Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 27 October 1868 to 9 September 1869 in the 2nd government of [[John Robertson (premier)|John Robertson]].<ref name=parl/> He then became a [[District Court of New South Wales|District Court]] Judge.<ref name=Mennell/>


Josephson died in [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales]] on 26 January 1892. He was survived by four sons and eight daughters of his first wife, a daughter of his second wife Katerina Frederica ''née'' Schiller (married April 1868, died 1884), and by his third wife Elizabeth Geraldine, ''née'' Brenan.<ref name=adb/>
Josephson died in [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales]] on 26 January 1892. He was survived by four sons and eight daughters of his first wife, a daughter of his second wife Katerina Frederica ''née'' Schiller (married April 1868, died 1884), and by his third wife Elizabeth Geraldine, ''née'' Brenan.<ref name=adb/>
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 13 August 2021

Joshua Frey Josephson (1815 – 26 January 1892)[1] was a judge and politician in colonial New South Wales,[2] Solicitor-General of New South Wales 1868 to 1869.[1]

Josephson was born in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Jacob Josephson and his wife Emma Wilson, a widow née Moss. Josephson arrived in New South Wales in 1820.[3]

Josephson was elected a member for Braidwood in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 13 December 1864, a seat he held until 3 September 1869.[4] He was appointed Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 27 October 1868 to 9 September 1869 in the 2nd government of John Robertson.[1] He then became a District Court Judge.[2]

Josephson died in Bellevue Hill, New South Wales on 26 January 1892. He was survived by four sons and eight daughters of his first wife, a daughter of his second wife Katerina Frederica née Schiller (married April 1868, died 1884), and by his third wife Elizabeth Geraldine, née Brenan.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mr Joshua Frey Josephson (1815-1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). "Josephson, His Honour Joshua Frey" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ a b Holt, H. T. E. "Josephson, Joshua Frey (1815–1892)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for Braidwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

  

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Braidwood
1864–1869
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Solicitor General
1868 – 1869
Succeeded by