William Speer (1818 – 20 September 1900) was an Irish-born Australian politician. Speer was born in

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and migrated to Australia in 1841. Elected an alderman of the

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in 1858, he served as mayor in 1864. In 1869 he was elected to the

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for West Sydney, but he did not re-contest in 1872. Speer died at

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in 1900.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Speer, William 1818 births 1900 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 19th-century Australian politicians Irish emigrants to colonial Australia