Lionel Samson

It is likely his father was Michael Samson, "a member of one of the old established and wealthy families of English Jewry", according to the Australian Dictionary of Biography.

[1] After studying at Oxford University and being a member of the London Stock Exchange he emigrated to Western Australia.

Samson arrived at Fremantle in 1829 on the Calista and soon set up business as a wine and spirit merchant, importer, and auctioneer.

Samson was a member of the Fremantle Town Trust and a nominee in the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1849–56 and 1859–68.

Lionel Samson Building, in Cliff Street, is on the Heritage Council of Western Australia's Places Database.