Lewis Levy

Lewis Wolfe Levy (13 June 1815 – 25 January 1885) was a 19th-century Australian colonial politician and businessman.

[2] Also active in civic service, Levy served as a Justice of the Peace for NSW from October 1858.

[7] In 1880 he was appointed to the NSW Legislative Council as a representative of the Jewish community and continued in that role till his death.

An elaborate drinking fountain was built in the Sydney Botanic Gardens in his memory by the Levy family in 1889.

Made of polished red and white granite and features a bronze figure by sculptor Charles Bell Birch, it was unveiled by Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, at a ceremony on 17 December 1889.

Levy Memorial Drinking Fountain in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney .
A gift from the Levy family in memory of the Hon. Lewis Wolfe Levy.