Daniel Barnet Lazarus (20 October 1866 - 9 March 1932) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 1893 and 1897 and again from 1900 to 1902, and as the Mayor of Bendigo twice, from 1893 to 1894 and again from 1894 to 1895.

[3] His father, Barnet, had arrived in Bendigo in 1852 and played a key role in the region’s quartz-mining boom.

After returning to Australia, Lazarus began managing the family’s properties and became involved in mining speculation.

A staunch advocate for Bendigo’s mining potential, he believed the region’s neglected western reefs required investment from British financiers.

The court ruled in favor of the Lazarus brothers, declaring the income accumulation provisions void and confirming that the sons were entitled to their shares of the estate upon their father’s death in 1880.