Daniel Barnet Lazarus

Daniel Barnet Lazarus (20 October 1866 – 9 March 1932) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 1893 and 1897 and again from 1900 to 1902, and as the mayor of Bendigo twice, from 1893 to 1894 and again from 1894 to 1895.

Early life Daniel Barnet Lazarus was born on 20 October 1866 at New Chum, Bendigo, Victoria. He was the fifth child of Barnet Lazarus, a Polish-born gold-mine owner, and Dina Lazarus (née Abraham), who was born in London. The dispute centered on provisions in Barnet’s will that had directed the accumulation of income rather than its immediate distribution. The court ruled in favor of the Lazarus brothers, declaring the income accumulation provisions void and confirming that the sons were entitled to their shares of the estate upon their father’s death in 1880. As a result, £21,289 in accumulated income was distributed to the brothers, providing Daniel with his inheritance as he came of age.

The death of Legislative Assembly member for Sandhurst Robert Burrowes led to the 1893 Sandhurst colonial by-election, which Lazarus won with a majority of 109 votes. At 26 years of age he was the youngest member of the Assembly and the first member of the Assembly born in Bendigo.

He was elected unanimously for a second term as mayor in 1895 after the illness of mayor Conrad Heinz.

He lost his seat at the 1902 Victorian state election.