Samuel Lees

Samuel Edward Lees (1843 – 14 June 1916) was an Australian politician.

The Honourable Samuel Edward Lees
Samuel Edward Lees, Lord Mayor of Sydney (1904)
38th Mayor of Sydney
In office 1 January 1895 – 31 December 1895
Preceded by	Sir William Patrick Manning
Succeeded by	Isaac Ellis Ives
Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office 1 January 1904 – 31 December 1904
Preceded by	Allen Taylor
Succeeded by	Thomas Hughes
Alderman of the Sydney City Council
In office 1 December 1879 – 30 November 1909
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office 13 August 1895 – 18 July 1898
Personal details
Born	(1843-01-01)1 January 1843 Sydney, Colony of New South Wales
Died	14 June 1916(1916-06-14) (aged 73) Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s)	Sarah Amy Davies (m. 1871)
Occupation	Businessman, politician and philanthropist

Born in Sydney to painter and glazier Samuel Lees and Caroline Whitehead, he attended William Street National School but was mostly self-educated. He was apprenticed as a printer and ultimately owned his own printing works from around 1869, expanding into several other interests including building companies in the 1880s. On 30 September 1871 he married Sarah Amy Davies, with whom he had five children. From 1879 to 1909 he was a member of Sydney City Council, serving as mayor in 1895 and 1904. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Nepean, serving until 1895 and then again from 1898 to 1901. Lees died in 1916 at Potts Point.[1][2]