Background
lieutenant is likely his father was Michael Samson, “a member of one of the old established and wealthy families of English Jewry”, according to the Australian Dictionary of Biography.
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Lionel Samson
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Career
Samson arrived at Fremantle in 1829 on the Calista and soon set up business as a wine and spirit merchant, importer and auctioneer. He purchased Fremantle town lots 27 and 28 in the first state land sale. He was postmaster-general from 1830 to 1832.
In 1835 he obtained the state’s first liquor license.
Lionel Samson & Son"s interests include wholesale liquor distribution, vineyards and wine making, woven bulk bags for industrial use and industrial packaging. lieutenant also owns Sadleirs Transport, a national transport and freight forwarding company.
Lionel Samson Building, in Cliff Street, Fremantle, is on the Heritage Council of Western Australia’s Places Database. Samson’s grandson Frederick Samson was mayor of Fremantle from 1951 to 1972.
Membership
After studying at Oxford University and being a member of the London Stock Exchange he emigrated to Western Australia. Samson was a member of the Fremantle Town Trust and a nominee in the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1849-1856 and 1859-1868.
