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

Early life

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.

Career

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. In 1938 he was charged with forgery and larceny after misappropriating cemetery funds and sentenced to three years in gaol.

References

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.

• 1872 births
• 1947 deaths
• People educated at Newington College
• Engineers from Sydney
• 20th-century Australian politicians
• Mayors of places in Sydney