Sydney Burdekin
Australian politician (1839–1899)
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Sydney Burdekin (18 February 1839 – 17 December 1899) was an Australian politician.
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Sydney Burdekin | |
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| 36th Mayor of Sydney | |
| In office 1 January 1890 – 31 December 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John Harris |
| Succeeded by | William Patrick Manning |
| Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
| In office 1 December 1883 – 20 November 1898 | |
| Succeeded by | William Dymock |
| Constituency | Macquarie Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1839 |
| Died | 17 December 1899 (aged 60) Rooty Hill, Colony of New South Wales |
| Party | Free Trade Party |
| Relatives | Marshall 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]