William George Leeder

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William George Leeder (1845-1906) was the mayor of Newcastle, Western Australia several times between 1878 and 1899.

He was born 6 March 1845, [1] the eldest son of William Henry Leeder, after whom the Perth suburb of Leederville was named, [2] and married Hannah Emily Morrell on 22 November 1866. [3]

He died in Toodyay on 27 August 1906. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Rica Erickson (1988). The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians: pre-1829 – 1888. Vol. 3 K–Q. University of Western Australia Press. p. 1835. ISBN   0-85564-276-9 . Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. "OLD WEST AUSTRALIANS". The West Australian . Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 September 1929. p. 22. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. "Marriages". The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times . Perth. 25 January 1867. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. "Advertising". The West Australian . Perth. 14 February 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  5. Western Australian birth, death and marriage index, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, 25, retrieved 15 September 2015