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Windeyer, William Charles
Barrister, judge, politician and social reformer who encouraged education for girls and was founding chairman of Women's College, within the University of Sydney.
Milestone
Born
Westminster, London, England
29 Sep 1834
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Arrived Sydney
28 Nov 1835
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Died
Bologna, Italy
12 Sep 1897
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Occupation
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{"name":"Lawyer","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Trustee","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
22 Mar 1877 - 16 Aug 1877
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21 Dec 1878 - 10 Aug 1879
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Position
{"name":"Student","target":"Elfred House Private School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Trustee","target":"Sydney Grammar School","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Member","target":"Board of Technical Education","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Employee","target":"Broadhurst, Edward","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Committee member","target":"City Night Refuge and Soup Kitchen","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
1847 - 1897
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1850 - 1852
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1852 - 1856
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29 Jun 1859 - 22 Dec 1862
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1860 - 1870
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1866 - 1897
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17 Jan 1866 - 03 Feb 1872
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1874
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1874 - 1876
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1874 - 1880
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08 Sep 1876 - 10 Aug 1879
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1883 - 1884
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1884 - 1886
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1888 - 1897
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1891
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Relationship
Child of
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Child of
{"name":"Child of","target":"Windeyer, Maria","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Parent of
{"name":"Child of","target":"Windeyer, Margaret","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Spouse
31 Dec 1857 - 12 Sep 1897
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