| Robert Sayers | |
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| Senator for Queensland | |
| In office 1 January 1907 – 30 June 1913 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1845 Isle of Wight |
| Died | 12 May 1919 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Anti-Socialist (1907–09) Liberal (1909–13) |
| Occupation | Goldminer |
Robert John Sayers (27 January 1845 – 12 May 1919) was an English-born Australian politician. Born on the Isle of Wight, he was educated in England before migrating to Australia in 1863. He was a goldminer in New South Wales and then Queensland, and became a mine owner in Charters Towers. In 1888, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Charters Towers, serving until 1893. In 1906, he was elected to the Australian Senate as an Anti-Socialist Senator for Queensland, joining the Commonwealth Liberal Party in 1909. He was defeated in 1913. Sayers died in 1919[1] and was buried in Brisbane's Toowong Cemetery.[2]