Sydney Burdekin

Sydney Burdekin (18 February 1839 – 17 December 1899) was an Australian politician.

Sydney Burdekin
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36th Mayor of Sydney
In office
1 January 1890 – 31 December 1891
Preceded byJohn Harris
Succeeded byWilliam Patrick Manning
Alderman of the Sydney City Council
In office
1 December 1883 – 20 November 1898
Succeeded byWilliam Dymock
ConstituencyMacquarie Ward
Personal details
Born(1839-03-18)18 March 1839
Sydney, Colony of New South Wales
Died17 December 1899(1899-12-17) (aged 60)
Rooty Hill, Colony of New South Wales
Political partyFree Trade Party
ParentThomas Burdekin
RelativesMarshall Burdekin (Brother)
Alexander Hay (Son-in-law)

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.[1]

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Tamworth at the 1880 election,[2] but he was defeated at the 1882 election contesting South Sydney.[3] Having moved to Sydney, he was elected to Sydney City Council in 1883; he would serve on that council until 1898.[4] In 1884 he was returned to the Assembly via the by-election for East Sydney.[5] He was Mayor of Sydney from 1890 to 1891,[4] when he retired from the Assembly; however, he won the 1892 by-election for Hawkesbury,[6] but was defeated again in 1894.[7] A Free Trader, he also served as director of Sydney Hospital from 1878 to 1899.[8]

Burdekin died at Rooty Hill in 1899.[8][9] His brother, Marshall Burdekin, was also a member of the Legislative Assembly.[10]

References
  1. Humphries, Shirley (1969). "Burdekin, Marshall (1837–1886) and Burdekin, Sydney (1839–1899)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 3. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. Green, Antony. "1880 Tamworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "1882 South Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. "Sydney Burdekin". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. Green, Antony. "1884 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. Green, Antony. "1892 Hawkesbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1894 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. "Mr Sydney Burdekin (1839-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. "Death of Mr Sydney Burdekin". Evening News. 18 December 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2018 – via Trove.
  10. "Mr Marshall Burdekin (1837-1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

 

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