Joseph Barrow Montefiore

Joseph Barrow Montefiore (24 June 1803 – 8 September 1893), merchant and financier, was the youngest son of Eliezer Montefiore, merchant, of Barbados and London, and his wife, Judith (née Barrow). Montefiore was born on 24 June 1803 in London and was educated there. He married Rebecca Mocatta, and the couple had children. Joseph shared real estate interests in the Colony of New South Wales with his brother Jacob Barrow Montefiore. The two brothers were also partners in J. Barrow Montefiore & Co, and helped to found the Bank of Australasia, later the ANZ Bank; Jacob was a founding director, while Joseph was the Sydney representative. Both brothers suffered London bankruptcy proceedings in 1844, but by the time of Jacob's second visit to Adelaide in 1854, Joseph was once again a successful businessman, as proprietor of JB Montefiore & Co. He died on 8 September 1893 in Brighton.