Solomon Cohen (1848–1922)
On February 9 Mr Solomon Cohen, managing director of Cohen and Co Ltd, of Cootamundra and Stockinbingal, died at his private residence, Cooliatta, Burradoo, aged 71 years. He was the elder surviving son of the late Mr Lewis Cohen, of Murrurundi. In his young days he was a great sportsman, and owned and raced several well-known horses in the northern district, and when at Cootamundra presented a 100 guinea cup to the local turf club. He was in business at Murrurundi, and in 1885 established the firm of Cohen and Co, Ltd at Cootamundra. Mr Cohen, although not seeking municipal honours, was a great worker for the town and district and a member of the show, hospital, and other committees and president of the racing club for a number of years, and upon his retirement was made a life member. Mr Cohen leaves a widow and seven children, of whom the eldest, Bert and George, are in business at Harden, and Harold a grazier at Texas. The remains were interred at Rookwood.
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Additional Resources and Scholarship
- obtains a divorce decree nisi from his wife, Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW), 5 September 1903, p 2
- the divorce is made absolute, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 December 1903, p 6
- probate, Robertson Advocate (NSW), 9 June 1922, p 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Cohen, Mabel Lilian (wife)
- Cohen, Sara (mother)
- Cohen, Lewis (father)
- Cohen, Rosetta (mother-in-law)
- Cohen, Frederick Sydney (father-in-law)
- Cohen, Jane (sister)
- Solomon, Selina (sister)
- Cohen, Baby (brother)
- Cohen, Baby (brother)
- Solomon, Charles (brother-in-law)
- Hyman, Anne (aunt)
- Cohen, Samuel (uncle)
- Cohen, Henry (uncle)
- Cohen, David (uncle)
- Cohen, George Judah (uncle)
- Cohen, Solomon (uncle)
- Cohen, Abraham Joseph (uncle)
- Cohen, Morris (uncle)
- Cohen, Rachel (aunt by marriage)
- Cohen, Julia (aunt by marriage)
- Cohen, Rosetta (aunt by marriage)
- Cohen, Leah (aunt by marriage)
- Cohen, Julia Hannah (aunt by marriage)
- Cohen, Deborah (aunt by marriage)
- Hyman, Hyam (uncle by marriage)
- Cohen, Sierlah Sarah (grandmother)
- Cohen, Barnett (grandfather)
- Russell, Rebecca (niece)
- Nathan, Kate (niece)
- Hyman, Naida Elizabeth (niece)
- Solomon, Zara (niece)
- Solomon, Lewis Samuel (nephew)
- Solomon, Henry Hyam (nephew)
- Solomon, Reginald William (nephew)
- Solomon, Maurice (nephew)
- Solomon, Clifford Esmond (nephew)
- Solomon, Enid Mignon (niece by marriage)
- Cohen, Percy Edgar (cousin)
- Cohen, George Judah (cousin)
- Cohen, Louis Samuel (cousin)
- Hyman, Lewis Hyam (cousin)
- Cohen, Hannah (cousin)
- Cohen, Elizabeth (cousin)
- Cohen, Cora Rose (cousin)
- Cohen, Norman Samuel (cousin)
- Cohen, Neville David (cousin)
- Cohen, Burnett David (cousin)
- Cohen, Burnett George (cousin)
- Cohen, Beresford Samuel (cousin)
- Cohen, Samuel George (cousin)
- Cohen, Herbert David (cousin)
- Barnard, Hannah Maud (cousin)
- Cohen, Barnett Solomon (cousin)
- Cohen, Burnett Morris (cousin)
- Cohen, Caroline (cousin)
- Nathan, Sierlah (cousin)
- Levy, Zara (cousin)
- Cohen, Joel (cousin)
- Cohen, Celia (cousin)
- Cohen, Henry David (cousin)
- Cohen, Sarah (cousin)
- Cohen, Henry George (cousin)
- Leo, Emma (cousin)
- Lewis, Annette (cousin)
- Hart, Ida Hannah (cousin)
- Cohen, David George (cousin)
- Cohen, Hannah (cousin)
- Cohen, Rebecca (cousin)
- Cohen, Florence Jane (cousin)
- Cohen, Herbert Charles (cousin)
- Bennie, Blanche (cousin)
- Cohen, Samuel (cousin)
- Cohen, Leah (cousin)
- Cohen, Baby (cousin)
- Cohen, Henry Morris (cousin)
- Cohen, Francis Henry (cousin)
- Cohen, Lionel A. (cousin)
- Cohen, Ethel (cousin)
- Cowan, Cecil Morris (cousin)
- Cohen, Karl Morris (cousin)
- Cohen, Charlotte Rachel (cousin)
- Cohen, Vivian (cousin)
Citation details
'Cohen, Solomon (1848–1922)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/cohen-solomon-21094/text31636, accessed 4 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1848
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
9 February,
1922
(aged ~ 74)
Bowral,
New South Wales,
Australia
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