Background
He was born at Lambeth to merchant Barnett Cohen and his wife Sierlah.
He was born at Lambeth to merchant Barnett Cohen and his wife Sierlah.
From 1835 he lived at Maitland, and partnered with Lewis Levy, later also a politician. In 1860 Cohen was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Morpeth in a by-election, but he was defeated at the general election later that year. Cohen died in Sydney in 1861.