Charles Windeyer

Charles Windeyer
1st Mayor of Sydney
In office
1842–1842
Succeeded byJohn Hosking
Personal details
Born(1780-07-01)1 July 1780
Staffordshire
Died30 January 1855(1855-01-30) (aged 74)
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
SpouseAnn 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]

  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.