LEVIN, Jacob. Wholesale Merchant. Born Russia 30th March, 1878, son of Bernhard and Saran Levin. Educated in Russia. Came to South Africa 1902. Proprietor of wholesale firm trading as Lamont Bros. since 1910. Served for 42 years as a member of the Queenstown Municipal Council and was Deputy Mayor of Queenstown 1933-39. Past Chairman, Queenstown Hebrew Congregation 1910-15. Member, Queenstown Zionist Society. Member of Star in East Lodge, Queenstown since 1910; Past Master (1918), Past District Grand Warden, Eastern Division. Past Grand Standard Bearer, Grand Lodge of England. Married Olga Hirshowitz 1901; two sons, two daughters. Add.: 26, Prince Albert Street, P.O. Box 3, Queenstown.
Biographies extracted and digitised by Dr Jeremy Hodes from the book South African Jewry, 1967-68 edition edited by Leon Feldberg and published by Feldhill Publishing Co, Johannesburg, South Africa. Use the page, label or search box to find the information you are seeking
Tuesday, 8 August 2023
Levin, Jacob
LEVIN, Jacob. Wholesale Merchant. Born Russia 30th March, 1878, son of Bernhard and Saran Levin. Educated in Russia. Came to South Africa 1902. Proprietor of wholesale firm trading as Lamont Bros. since 1910. Served for 42 years as a member of the Queenstown Municipal Council and was Deputy Mayor of Queenstown 1933-39. Past Chairman, Queenstown Hebrew Congregation 1910-15. Member, Queenstown Zionist Society. Member of Star in East Lodge, Queenstown since 1910; Past Master (1918), Past District Grand Warden, Eastern Division. Past Grand Standard Bearer, Grand Lodge of England. Married Olga Hirshowitz 1901; two sons, two daughters. Add.: 26, Prince Albert Street, P.O. Box 3, Queenstown.
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