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Charles Windeyer
Charles Windeyer
1st Mayor of Sydney
	In office; 1842–1842
Succeeded by	John Hosking
Personal details
Born	1 July 1780; Staffordshire
Died	30 January 1855 (aged 74); Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse	Ann Mary Rudd

Charles Windeyer (1 July 1780 – 30 January 1855) was an Australian magistrate who held a variety of public positions and was later appointed by Governor George Gipps as the first Mayor of Sydney. He was the father of barrister and politician Richard Windeyer and grandfather of politician and judge William Charles Windeyer.^[1]

References

^ Windeyer, J. B. (1967). "Windeyer, Charles (1780 - 1855)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 September 2008.

External links

Colonial Secretary's papers 1822-1877, State Library of Queensland- includes digitised letters and letters of deposition written by Windeyer to the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales

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[1] Windeyer, J. B. (1967). "Windeyer, Charles (1780 - 1855)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 September 2008.

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