Sydney Burdekin
| Sydney Burdekin JP | |
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| 36th Mayor of Sydney | |
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In office 1 January 1890 – 31 December 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John Harris |
| Succeeded by | William Patrick Manning |
| Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
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In office 1 December 1883 – 20 November 1898 | |
| Succeeded by | William Dymock |
| Constituency | Macquarie Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 March 1839 Sydney, Colony of New South Wales |
| Died |
17 December 1899 (aged 60) Rooty Hill, Colony of New South Wales |
| Political party | Free Trade Party |
| Parents | Thomas Burdekin |
| Relatives |
Marshall Burdekin (Brother) Alexander Hay (Son-in-law) |
Sydney Burdekin (18 February 1839 – 17 December 1899) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Sydney to merchant Thomas Burdekin and Mary Ann Bossley. He was educated at Darlinghurst and graduated from the University of Sydney in 1859 with a Bachelor of Arts. He became a solicitor's clerk, but apparently did not become a solicitor, instead becoming a pastoralist in northern New South Wales and Queensland. On 24 January 1872 he married Catherine Byrne, with whom he had eight children. In 1880 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Tamworth, but he was defeated in 1882 contesting South Sydney. Having moved to Sydney, he was elected to Sydney City Council in 1883; he would serve on that council until 1898. In 1884 he was returned to the Assembly via a by-election for East Sydney. He was Mayor of Sydney from 1890 to 1891, when he retired from the Assembly; however, he won a by-election for Hawkesbury in 1892, but was defeated again in 1894. A Free Trader, he also served as director of Sydney Hospital from 1878 to 1899. Burdekin died at Rooty Hill in 1899. His brother, Marshall Burdekin, was also a member of the Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839 - 1899)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ↑ "Sydney Burdekin". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ Humphries, Shirley (1969). "Burdekin, Sydney (1839–1899)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ↑ "DEATH OF MR. SYDNEY BURDEKIN". Evening News (10, 150). New South Wales, Australia. 18 December 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| New seat | Member for Tamworth 1880–1882 Served alongside: Robert Levien |
Succeeded by John Gill |
| Preceded by George Reid |
Member for East Sydney 1884–1891 Served alongside: Barton/Street/Bradley, Copeland/McMillan, Griffiths/Reid |
Succeeded by Edmund Barton Varney Parkes |
| Preceded by Alexander Bowman |
Member for Hawkesbury 1892–1894 |
Succeeded by William Morgan |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by John Harris |
Mayor of Sydney 1890–1891 |
Succeeded by William Patrick Manning |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded by Sir John Robertson |
President of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1890–1891 |
Succeeded by John See |