Edwin Sautelle

Edwin Sautelle
8th Mayor of Vaucluse
In office 4 February 1914 – 10 February 1916
Preceded by	Adam Forsyth
Succeeded by	George Thomas Stowe
In office January 1921 – December 1921
Preceded by	Henry David Alexander Christison
Succeeded by	James McIntyre
Personal details
Born	10 May 1872 Yass, New South Wales Australia
Died	1947 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse	Lizzie (née Christison)
Children	Three sons
Education	Newington College
Occupation	Civil engineer

Edwin Stanhope Sautelle (1872 – 1946) was an Australian civil engineer who was Town Clerk and later mayor of the Municipality of Vaucluse.[1]

Early life

Sautelle was born in Yass, New South Wales, the second son of Ellen (née Besnard) and Edwin Sautelle. His father was an English born surveyor and his mother was Irish born. His brother was the grazier and champion polo player John Besnard Sautelle who was President of Bibbenluke Shire Council. Sautelle attended Fort Street Public School and then Newington College from 1886 until 1892.[2]

Career

As a civil engineer he was town clerk at Vaucluse Council and designed the Parsley Bay suspension bridge. He later became an alderman on Vaucluse Council, serving twice as mayor. In 1895 he was appointed secretary of the South Head General Cemetery Trust. He designed the stone gates at the entrance to the cemetery.[3] In 1938 he was charged with forgery and larceny after misappropriating cemetery funds and sentenced to three years in gaol.[4][5]

References

1. "Edwin Stanhope Sautelle", Who's Who in Australia, 1935
2. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp172
3. "South Head General Cemetery". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01991. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
4. Sautelle, Edwin Stanhope Retrieved 16 January 2023.
5. "SAUTELLE SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS' GAOL". The Northern Star. Vol. 63. New South Wales, Australia. 11 August 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

Civic offices
New title	Town Clerk of Vaucluse 1895 – 1911	Succeeded by Christopher Joseph Ward
Preceded by Adam Forsyth	Mayor of Vaucluse 1914 – 1916	Succeeded by George Thomas Stowe
Preceded by Henry David Alexander Christison	Mayor of Vaucluse Jan–Dec 1921	Succeeded by James McIntyre