▁business man ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁Parliament ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Jewish ▁Mag istr ate , ▁Parliament arian ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁in ▁NS W . ▁Samuel ▁was ▁Col onial ▁Tre as urer ▁and ▁Post master - General ▁on ▁three ▁occasions ▁each , ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁and ▁Government ▁Represent ative ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁Samuel ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁and ▁appointed ▁Agent - General ▁in ▁London . ▁Samuel ▁expanded ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁Indust rial ▁area . ▁He ▁developed ▁the ▁most ▁advanced ▁w ool ▁was hing ▁processes ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁invent ed ▁a ▁machine ▁for ▁removing ▁b urr s ▁from ▁fle e ce . ▁ ▁The ▁b ake house ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁demol ished ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁absent ▁on ▁plan . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁Samuel ' s ▁w ool ▁sc our ▁had ▁been ▁sold ▁to ▁Henry ▁Ha igh ▁who ▁was ▁operating ▁a ▁w ool ▁sc our ▁at ▁Moore bank . ▁Sa ul ▁Samuel ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁lived ▁at ▁Col ling wood . ▁During ▁his ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁Est ate , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁le ased ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁notable ▁ten ants ▁including : ▁William ▁Russell ▁Wilson ▁Bl igh ; ▁Joseph ▁W ear ne ▁J nr ; ▁Charles ▁Bull ; ▁and ▁John ▁V ig ar ▁Bart lett .