William Sayer
William Sayer | |
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| Attorney-General of Western Australia | |
| In office 25 March – 27 May 1901 | |
| Premier | George Throssell |
| Preceded by | Richard Pennefather |
| Succeeded by | George Leake |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 24 April 1901 – 26 May 1902 | |
| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | John Foulkes |
| Constituency | Claremont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1857 London, England |
| Died | 26 February 1943 (aged 85) Darlington, Western Australia, Australia |
William Frederic Sayer KC (3 December 1857 – 26 February 1943) was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 to 1902. He was attorney-general in the short-lived government of George Throssell.
Sayer was born in London, and attended the
the ministry of George Throssell (succeeding Richard Pennefather).[2]
At the
parliamentary draughtsman. In December 1902, Sayer was appointed crown solicitor (equivalent to Solicitor-General) in succession to Robert Bruce Burnside, a position which he held until his retirement in 1930. He died in February 1943, aged 85.[1]
References
- ^ a b William Frederic Sayer – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "THE ATTORNEY-GENERALSHIP.", The Western Mail, 30 March 1901.
- ISBN 0730984095.