Nathaniel Levi (1830–1908) was a

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born Victorian politician and businessman. He arrived at

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in April 1854 in the ''Matilda Wattenbach''. Levi was prominent in the Jewish community, president of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in 1880–82 and 1904–05. Levi was the first Jewish member of a state parliament in Australia and is a forebear of prominent rabbi, John Levi.

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. 1830 births 1908 deaths Politicians from Liverpool English Jews Australian Jews Australian people of English-Jewish descent English emigrants to colonial Australia Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub