Lionel samson biography

Who was Lionel Samson? We need you! Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web! Add a New Bio. Powered by CITE. Notify me of new comments via email. Cancel Report. Create a new account. They had six children: three sons and three daughters. It also owns Sadleirs Transport, a national transport and freight forwarding company. In addition, his grandson Sir Frederick Samson was mayor of Fremantle from to Contents move to sidebar hide.

Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Purchasing Fremantle town lots 27 and 28, Lionel Samson started a merchant liquor and general import-export business. Lionel secured the first liquor license in the state inwhich remains current today. The business grew strongly and by Lionel Samson had become a leading merchant in the import and export of sheep, cattle, horses, dried fish and sandalwood to Mauritius, Singapore and China.

Trade with England flourished with the import of beers and spirits. InLionel had returned briefly to England, at which time he married Frances Levi.

Lionel samson biography

In the s Lionel Samson and Son was the single largest importer of beers and spirits into Australia. Their import range included numerous British wine, spirits and beers from producers such as J. Lionel died on 15 March at his home in Fremantle. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.