Richard Sadleir (6 May 1794 – 6 March 1889) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
Richard Sadleir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 1794 |
| Died | 6 March 1889 Liverpool |
| Nationality | Irish born, Australian |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was born at Cork to landowner James Sadleir. Despite an intention to enter the church, he went to sea with the Royal Navy in 1808, travelling widely before returning to Ireland a lieutenant in 1821. In 1825 he migrated to New South Wales, and in 1829 he married Ann Cartwright. From 1826 he was a settler in the Hunter River, and from 1829 he was a schoolmaster at the Male Orphan School in Liverpool. In 1861 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lower Hunter, but he did not re-contest in 1864. He was an alderman and the first mayor of Liverpool from 1872. Sadleir died at Liverpool in 1889.[1] The Sydney suburb of Sadleir was named after him.[2]
See also edit
- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References edit
- ^ "Mr Richard Sadleir (1794–1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 236