Richard Watkins Richards
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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.
He was knighted
in the 1920 New Year Honours but died three months later.
Richards was buried on 13 March 1920 at South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales
.
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.
He was knighted
Knight Bachelor
The rank of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. It is the most basic rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised Orders of Chivalry...
in the 1920 New Year Honours but died three months later.
Richards was buried on 13 March 1920 at South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Vaucluse is located north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of Waverley Council and the Municipality of Woollahra....
.