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Lionel Boas

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Lionel Boas
Born1875
South Australia
Died1949
NationalityAustralian
OccupationPublic official
ParentAbraham Boas
RelativesHarold Boas

Lionel Tobias Boas (1875 – 16 August 1949) was a prominent public official from Western Australia.

Biography

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Early life

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Lionel Tobias Boas was born in 1875 in South Australia. His father was Rabbi Abraham Boas (1844–1923).

Career

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He moved to Perth, Western Australia, in 1896.[1] A decade later, in 1906, he was elected a councillor to the City of Subiaco, serving for thirty-six years and was mayor of Subiaco from 1917 to 1920. With Jack Simons, he helped establish the Young Australia League in 1905 and served as its president until his death in 1949.

References

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  1. ^ Louise Rosenberg. "Boas, Abraham Tobias (1842 – 1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.