Sydney Burt

The Honourable 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	c. 1826^{[citation needed]}
Died	1892 (aged 65–66) (?)^{[citation needed]}
Nationality	British
Spouse	Alice Frances Holmes (m. 24 June 1851)
Profession	Lawyer

Sydney Charles Burt (c. 1826^{[citation needed]}–c. 1892^{[citation needed]}) was the first Premier of the Kingdom of Viti (1871–1872). He then served as Attorney General from 1873 to 1874.

Early life

Burt was born in 1831 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.^{[citation needed]} He was the son of John Burt and Martha.

He married Alice Frances Holmes on 24 June 1851.^[1] Burt was the father of five children.

Political offices
Preceded by None (Office created)	Premier of the Kingdom of Viti 1871–1872	Succeeded by George Austin Woods
Legal offices
Preceded by Charles Rossiter Forwood	Attorney-General of Fiji 1873–1874	Succeeded by James Herman De Ricci

^ "Married". Trove. The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 1851. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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