Saul Solomon (photographer)

Saul Solomon (15 January 1836 – 2 May 1929) was an artist born in Knightsbridge the son of Joseph L. Solomon who left for Australia on the Gambier in June 1852. He prospected for gold in Bendigo, Victoria, ran a business in Bourke Street, Melbourne, then Ballarat and finally Adelaide where he worked for many years with Townsend Duryea, finally founding the Adelaide School of Photography, owned by Townsend Duryea. He was one of the founders of the Adelaide branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. After the fire in Duryea's Studio, the School building took over much of the functions of the King William Street premises.[1]

He was elected to the House of Assembly for East Torrens in 1887, beating The Hon. Thomas Playford.[2] In 1890 he moved to Mount Gambier, where he ran one of the leading hotels[3] before retiring to Northam, Western Australia, where he died.

References

  1. ↑ "Advertising.". South Australian Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 30 June 1875. p. 7. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "The People's Representatives". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 7 April 1887. p. 6. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "The Late Saul Solomon". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 15 May 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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