Joshua Frey Josephson (1815 – 26 January 1892) was a judge and politician in colonial

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1868 to 1869. Josephson was born in

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, Germany, the son of Jacob Josephson and his wife Emma Wilson, a widow ''née'' Moss. Josephson arrived in

in 1820. Josephson was elected a member for Braidwood in the

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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

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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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Josephson, Joshua Frey 1815 births 1892 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Solicitors General for New South Wales German emigrants to Australia 19th-century Australian politicians Judges of the District Court of NSW 19th-century Australian judges Colony of New South Wales judges