William Speer (1818 – 20 September 1900) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
Speer was born in County Tyrone[1] and migrated to Australia in 1841. Elected an alderman of the Sydney Municipal Council in 1858, he served as mayor in 1864.[2] In 1869 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for West Sydney, but he did not re-contest in 1872. Speer died at Glebe Point in 1900.[1]
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- ^ a b "Mr William Speer (1818-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "William Speer". SYDNEY'S ALDERMEN. Retrieved 4 July 2021.