Edwin Sautelle

Edwin Sautelle
8th Mayor of Vaucluse
In office
4 February 1914 – 10 February 1916
Preceded byAdam Forsyth
Succeeded byGeorge Thomas Stowe
In office
January 1921 – December 1921
Preceded byHenry David Alexander Christison
Succeeded byJames McIntyre
Personal details
Born10 May 1872
Yass, New South Wales Australia
Died1947
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
SpouseLizzie (née Christison)
ChildrenThree sons
EducationNewington College
OccupationCivil engineer

Edwin Stanhope Sautelle (1872 – 1946) was an Australian civil engineer who was Town Clerk and later mayor of the Municipality of Vaucluse.[1]

Early life

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Sautelle was born in Yass, New South Wales, the second son of Ellen (née Besnard) and Edwin Sautelle. His father was an English born surveyor and his mother was Irish born. His brother was the grazier and champion polo player John Besnard Sautelle who was President of Bibbenluke Shire Council. Sautelle attended Fort Street Public School and then Newington College from 1886 until 1892.[2]

Career

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As a civil engineer he was town clerk at Vaucluse Council and designed the Parsley Bay suspension bridge. He later became an alderman on Vaucluse Council, serving twice as mayor. In 1895 he was appointed secretary of the South Head General Cemetery Trust. He designed the stone gates at the entrance to the cemetery.[3] In 1938 he was charged with forgery and larceny after misappropriating cemetery funds and sentenced to three years in gaol.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Edwin Stanhope Sautelle", Who's Who in Australia, 1935
  2. ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp172
  3. ^ "South Head General Cemetery". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01991. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
  4. ^ Sautelle, Edwin Stanhope Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ "SAUTELLE SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS' GAOL". The Northern Star. Vol. 63. New South Wales, Australia. 11 August 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 16 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
Civic offices
New title Town Clerk of Vaucluse
1895 – 1911
Succeeded by
Christopher Joseph Ward
Preceded by
Adam Forsyth
Mayor of Vaucluse
1914 – 1916
Succeeded by
George Thomas Stowe
Preceded by
Henry David Alexander Christison
Mayor of Vaucluse
Jan–Dec 1921
Succeeded by
James McIntyre