Henry Emanuel Cohen (1840 - 1912), by unknown photographer, 1880s, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla.pic-an24170746. .Image Details

COHEN, HENRY EMANUEL (1840-1912), judge, was born on 1 December 1840 at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, son of Abraham and Sophia Cohen. He went to various schools in Goulburn and Sydney and at 16 became a clerk of David Cohen & Co. at West Maitland, where he remained for eight years. In 1864 he opened a store at Bathurst with his twin brother George, under the name of Cohen & Co. The venture was not a success and the store closed in June 1867. He then left for London, where he studied at the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in June 1871. He returned at once to Sydney and was called to the Bar of New South Wales at the end of that year. His commercial experience enabled him ...

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Australian Dictionary of Biography