Charles Windeyer Explained

Charles Windeyer
Nationality:British
Order:1st Mayor of Sydney
Term Start:1842
Term End:1842
Successor:John Hosking
Birth Date:1 July 1780
Birth Place:Staffordshire
Death Place:Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse:Ann 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.

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