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 Sir George Gipps (23 December 1790 – 28 February 1847) was the Governor of the British colony of New South Wales for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship oversaw a tumultuous period where the rights to land were bitterly conte ...

as the first

Mayor of Sydney The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Sydney is the head of the Council of the City of Sydney, which is the local government area covering the central business district of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. The Lord Mayor has ...

. He was the father of barrister and politician

Richard Windeyer Richard Windeyer (10 August 1806 – 2 December 1847) was a journalist, barrister and Australian politician. Early life Richard Windeyer was born in London, the eldest of nine children of Charles Windeyer, first recognised reporter in the House ...

and grandfather of politician and judge

William Charles Windeyer Sir William Charles Windeyer (29 September 1834 – 11 September 1897) was an Australian politician and judge. As a New South Wales politician he was responsible for the creation of Belmore Park (north of the new Central railway constructed ...

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1780 births 1855 deaths Mayors and Lord Mayors of Sydney Australian people of Swiss-German descent 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-mayor-stub