Joseph Barrow Montefiore (24 June 1803 – 8 September 1893), merchant and financier, was the youngest son of Eliezer Montefiore, merchant, of Barbados and London, and his wife, Judith (née Barrow).
[1] He shared real estate interests in the Colony of New South Wales with his brother Jacob Barrow Montefiore.
[2] The two brothers were also partners in J. Barrow Montefiore & Co., and helped to found the Bank of Australasia, later the ANZ Bank; Jacob was a founding director, while Joseph was the Sydney representative.
Both brothers suffered London bankruptcy proceedings in 1844,[3] but by the time of Jacob's second visit to Adelaide in 1854, Joseph was once again a successful businessman, as proprietor of J.
B. Montefiore & Co.[2] It was during the 1840s–1850s that he was resident in Adelaide, in St John's Street.