Richard Watkins Richards

Sir Richard Watkins Richards (1863 – 12 March 1920) was Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1914–1915 and 1919–1920.

Richards was born in Wales in 1863 and came to New South Wales as a child. He was appointed City Surveyor in 1887 and retained this position until 1901.[1]

He was knighted in the 1920 New Year Honours but died three months later.[2]

Richards was buried on 13 March 1920 at South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, Obituary - "Sir Richard Watkins Richards. Late Lord Mayor - Long Services to City", 13 March 1920, page 13
  2. ↑ "Colonial Office List", The Times, 1 January 1920
  3. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, Funeral Notice. "Sir Richard Watkins Richards", 13 March 1920, page 11.