Jacob Horwitz (or Horowitz) (1830 – 24 March 1920) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life

Horwitz was born in 1830 in

East Prussia East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label=Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...

(now part of Poland). Together with his brother, he ran the Exchange Store general store in the

town of Warwick A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

, and owned the local Ellenthorpe Flour Mill.

Politics

Horwitz began public life as Mayor of Warwick from 1876 to 1878. He resigned in 1878 to successfully contest the seat of Warwick in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. A member of the Liberal party, Horwitz was elected to the seat in 1878, defeating James Morgan who was dying from an injury sustained some months earlier. Horwitz served two terms as member for the district from 1878 to 1887. In February 1887, he embarked on a trip to Europe. Despite some pressure, he did not initially resign his seat in parliament; but in June 1887 he sent a cablegram from London announcing his resignation. A by-election was held on 2 July 1887, which was won by Independent candidate

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(son of James Morgan) who later became Premier of Queensland.

Later life

Horwitz was a prominent philanthropist in the Darling Downs region, including gifting £7500 to the Warwick General Hospital for the creation of a new ward. He died in Berlin on 24 March 1920.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horwitz, Jacob Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1830 births 1920 deaths People from East Prussia German emigrants to Australia