Sydney Charles Burt
1st Premier of the Kingdom of Viti
In office
5 June 1871  18 May 1872
MonarchSeru Epenisa Cakobau
Succeeded byGeorge Austin Woods
3rd Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1873–1874
MonarchSeru Epenisa Cakobau
Preceded byCharles Rossiter Forwood
Succeeded byJ.H. De Ricci
Personal details
Born1826
Died1892 (aged 6566) (?)
NationalityBritish
SpouseAlice Frances Holmes (m. 24 June 1851)
ProfessionLawyer

Sydney Charles Burt (1826–1892) was the first Premier of the Kingdom of Viti (1871–1872). He then served as Attorney General from 1873 to 1874.

Early life

Burt was born in 1831 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of John Burt and Martha.

Personal life

He married Alice Frances Holmes on 24 June 1851.[1] Burt was the father of five children.

References

  1. "Married". Trove. The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 1851. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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