Fellows of Senate
Sir William Charles Windeyer
One of the first graduates of the University in 1856, William Charles Windeyer (from 1891 Sir William Charles Windeyer) was a Fellow of Senate of the University of Sydney from 1866 to 1897.
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His University of Sydney days
In 1852, William Charles Windeyer gained a scholarship to the University of Sydney and was among the first graduates of the University in 1856.
William Charles Windeyer, image, University of Sydney Archives
In a letter to his mother dated 25 November 1852, William Charles Windeyer (one of the first matriculants) writes: "My dear Mother, I have just come home from the University after having a most delightful conversation with Dr Woolley, he is a splendid man. We were talking about the Kings School among other things ... He is a soul man, a romantic I think, knows the way to sway young people. I talk to him just as if I had known him for years ….", University of Sydney Archives.
A young William Charles Windeyer, photo, University of Sydney Archives.
His career
Windeyer had a distinguished career in politics and the law.
Portrait of Sir William Charles Windeyer as judge of the Supreme Court of NSW (between 1879 and 1897), picture, nla.pic-an23530049.
William Charles Windeyer, photo from the Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, call number P1 / 1858, digital order number a4454010.
William Charles Windeyer in 1890, photographic portrait G3_224_1759, University of Sydney Archives.
William Charles Windeyer, photo G3_224_2060.7, University of Sydney Archives.
William Charles Windeyer, artist A J Forster, oil on canvas; Presented by Lady Windeyer, University Art Collection, reproduced with the permission of the University of Sydney.
His membership of Senate, 1866 - 1897
Windeyer was a Fellow of Senate of the University of Sydney from 1866 to 1897. Senate elected him Vice-Chancellor from 1883 to 1886, and then Chancellor from 1895 to 1896.
William Charles Windeyer in 1890, photographic portrait G3_224_1756, University of Sydney Archives.