Adolphus Goldsmith, also known as Adolphe Goldschmidt, (6 May 1798 – 1876) was a politician in colonial

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, a member of the first

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. Goldsmith was born in

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, England, the son of Lion Abraham Goldschmidt and Adelaide (Adelheid) Hertz. Goldsmith arrived in

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on 30 June 1841 aboard the ''Caroline''. Goldsmith acquired the pastoral lease for Trawallo (known later as Trewalla - see

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) later in 1841. He was appointed a territorial magistrate on 26 March 1844. Goldmith was a member of the

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and a friend of Sir

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. Goldsmith was elected to the district of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth in the inaugural Victorian Legislative Council on 6 September 1851. He resigned from the Council in November 1853 and retired to

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, France, where he died in 1876.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldsmith, Adolphus 1798 births 1876 deaths Members of the Victorian Legislative Council Politicians from London 19th-century Australian politicians British emigrants to Australia