John Lazar

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John Lazar
Born	(1801-12-01)December 1, 1801 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	June 8, 1879(1879-06-08) (aged 77) New Zealand
Occupation	Actor, politician, jeweller

John Lazar (1 December 1801−8 June 1879) was an Australian actor and the Mayor of Adelaide from 1855 to 1858. Born in Edinburgh, Lazar came to Sydney in 1837 where he worked as an actor and theatre manager. He first came to Adelaide in 1841 but was unsuccessful; later, in 1841, he returned to the city with greater success. In the 1850s he opened a jeweller's shop and became an alderman in 1853. He left the city council in 1859 and moved to New Zealand, where he died in 1879.^[1]

References

↑ G.L. Fischer, "John Lazar", Australian Dictionary of Biography. Accessed 20-04-2012.

Persondata
Name	Lazar, John
Alternative names
Short description	Actor, politician, jeweller
Date of birth	December 1, 1801
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	June 8, 1879
Place of death	New Zealand

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