Richard Richards (Australian politician)

Sir Richard Watkins Richards
46th Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office
1 January 1914 – 31 December 1915
Preceded by Arthur Cocks
Succeeded by Richard Meagher
In office
11 March 1919 – 12 March 1920
Preceded by John English
Succeeded by William Patrick Fitzgerald
Alderman of the Sydney City Council
In office
1 December 1902 – 25 November 1905
In office
2 December 1912 – 30 November 1915
Constituency Cook Ward
In office
23 May 1917 – 12 March 1920
Constituency Lang Ward
Personal details
Born (1863-07-19)19 July 1863
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Died 12 March 1920(1920-03-12) (aged 56)
Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s) Minnie Adeline Booth
(m. 1890–1920; his death)

Sir Richard Watkins Richards (19 July 1863 – 12 March 1920) was Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1914–1915 and 1919–1920.[1]

Early life and career

Richards was born in Wales in 1863 and came to New South Wales as a child. He was appointed City Surveyor in 1887 and retained this position until 1901.[2][3][4][5][6] In 1919 he was appointed as a Director on the board of Sydney Hospital.[7]

Political career

He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours but died three months later after a long illness.[8][9]

Richards was buried on 13 March 1920 at South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales.[10]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Richard Watkins Richards". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "SIR RICHARD RICHARDS". The Sydney Morning Herald (25, 581). New South Wales, Australia. 1 January 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT". The World's News (943). New South Wales, Australia. 10 January 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "APPOINTMENT OF LORD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SYDNEY FOR THE YEAR 1920". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (12). New South Wales, Australia. 16 January 1920. p. 287. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "NEW LORD MAYOR". The Daily Telegraph (12429). New South Wales, Australia. 12 March 1919. p. 9. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "LORD MAYOR. ALDERMAN RICHARDS ELECTED". The Sydney Morning Herald (25, 329). New South Wales, Australia. 12 March 1919. p. 10. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Government Gazette Appointments and Employment". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (210). New South Wales, Australia. 22 August 1919. p. 4637. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "NEW YEAR HONOURS". The Sydney Morning Herald (25, 581). New South Wales, Australia. 1 January 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "LORD MAYOR'S DEATH". The Daily Telegraph (12, 742). New South Wales, Australia. 13 March 1920. p. 11. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "LATE LORD MAYOR". The Sydney Morning Herald (25, 644). New South Wales, Australia. 15 March 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Arthur Cocks		 Lord Mayor of Sydney
1914–1915		 Succeeded by
Richard Meagher
Preceded by
John English		 Lord Mayor of Sydney
1919–1920		 Succeeded by
William Patrick Fitzgerald



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