Sydney Charles Burt | |
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1st Premier of the Kingdom of Viti | |
In office 5 June 1871 – 18 May 1872 |
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Monarch | Seru Epenisa Cakobau |
Succeeded by | George Austin Woods |
3rd Attorney General of Fiji | |
In office 1873–1874 |
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Monarch | Seru Epenisa Cakobau |
Preceded by | Charles Rossiter Forwood |
Succeeded by | J.H. De Ricci |
Personal details | |
Born | 1826 |
Died | 1892 | (aged 65–66)
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Alice Frances Holmes (m. 24 June 1851) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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.
Burt was born in 1831 in Sydney New South wales Australia. He was the son of John Burt and Martha.
He married Alice Frances Holmes on 24 June 1851. Burt was the father of five children John T, Sydney, John Taggart, Florence, and Edith.