Saul Solomon (photographer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Saul Solomon (photographer)

Australian politician and photographer

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1836

Place of Birth: Knightsbridge, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-May-1929

Profession: photographer, politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Australia

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Saul Solomon (photographer)

  • Saul Solomon (15 January 1836 – 2 May 1929) was an artist born in Knightsbridge the son of Lawrence Solomon, of Grosvenor Square (same as Joseph L.
  • Solomon ?) He left for Australia on the Gambia, a vessel of 1000 tons (not Gambier) in June 1852.
  • He prospected for gold in Bendigo, Victoria, ran a photographic business in Bourke Street, Melbourne, then Ballarat and finally Adelaide where he worked for many years with Townsend Duryea, finally founding the Adelaide School of Photography, owned by Duryea.
  • He was one of the founders of the Adelaide branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows.
  • After the fire in Duryea's studio, the School building took over much of the functions of the King William Street premises.
  • He was co-founder with Robert Carr Castle (1835 – 14 June 1896) in 1879 of the Academy of Music (despite its grandiloquent title, actually a place of light entertainment) on Rundle Street, which burnt down three times.
  • He was a member, and for a time chairman, of the consortium that in 1885 built the Adelaide Arcade. He was elected to the House of Assembly for East Torrens in 1887, beating The Hon.
  • Thomas Playford.
  • In 1890 he moved to Mount Gambier, where he ran one of the leading hotels.The family moved to Northam, Western Australia, where he ran an extensive farm "Morby" and a bacon factory, and was a foundation member of the Northam Agricultural Society.
  • He served as mayor for over 20 years, and was active in the Mechanics' Institute and School Board. He died in 1929; Patti died four years later; they had celebrated their diamond wedding in 1926.

Read more at Wikipedia

See Also