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Sydney Burt

Sydney Charles Burt
1st Premier of the Kingdom of Viti
In office
5 June 1871 – 18 May 1872
Monarch Seru Epenisa Cakobau
Succeeded by George Austin Woods
3rd Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1873–1874
Monarch Seru Epenisa Cakobau
Preceded by Charles Rossiter Forwood
Succeeded by J.H. De Ricci
Personal details
Born 1826
Died 1892(1892-Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "?".-00) (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.


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