12 Facts About Samuel Walder

Sir Samuel Robert Walder was an Australian businessman and politician.

Samuel Walder was a long-serving member of the Sydney City Council, including as Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1932, and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1932 to 1943.

When his father died, the 18-year-old Walder took over as manager.

Samuel Walder expanded the business and floated it as a Limited company, S Walder Ltd, in 1911.

Samuel Walder was the chief paternal influence on McMahon, whose own father was absent.

Samuel Walder was a prominent member of the Sydney community, being a member of the Sydney Chamber of Manufactures, Chamber of Commerce, and the Master Retailers Association.

Samuel Walder was a director of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital from 1933 to 1935 and a member of the Rotary Club of Sydney.

In December 1924, Samuel Walder was elected to the Sydney City Council at a by-election for Flinders Ward, standing for the Civic Reform Association.

Samuel Walder was the secretary of the Citizens' Reform Association from 1925 to 1941.

On 9 December 1931, Samuel Walder was elected by the council as Lord Mayor of Sydney, noting that he had "realised the ambition of my life".

Samuel Walder served as an alderman until his retirement in December 1941.

However, with the abolition of life appointments and the introduction of indirect elections to the council in 1933, Samuel Walder was elected as a member on 21 November 1933.