Joshua Frey Josephson (1815 – 26 January 1892) was a judge and politician in colonial New South Wales, Solicitor-General of New South Wales 1868 to 1869.
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.
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. He was appointed Solicitor-General of New South Wales from 27 October 1868 to 9 September 1869 in the 2nd government of John Robertson. He then became a District Court Judge.
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.
References
- ^ "Mr Joshua Frey Josephson (1815-1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Josephson, His Honour Joshua Frey" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Holt, H. T. E. "Josephson, Joshua Frey (1815–1892)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 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 byHenry Milford | Member for Braidwood 1864–1869 |
Succeeded byMichael Kelly |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byRobert Isaacs | Solicitor General 1868 – 1869 |
Succeeded byJulian Salomons |