John Jacob Cohen
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
- Born
- 20 December 1859, Grafton, New South Wales
- Died
- 23 March 1939, Woollahra, New South Wales
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Samuel Cohen (storekeeper)
- Mother
- Rosetta Menser
- Married Bertie Hollander; father of Cedric Keith Cohen [qv] and Colyn Adrian Keith Cohen [qv]
Legal admissions
| 31 May 1894 | Admitted to practise as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales |
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales |
Degrees
| 1879 | Bachelor of Arts | The University of Sydney |
| 1881 | Master of Arts | The University of Sydney |
Career
- Architect.
- Crown Prosecutor, NSW.
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of NSW 1917-19.
- District Court Judge, NSW 1919-29.
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