Sydney Law

Sydney James Law was an Australian politician.
Born in Redfern, [New South Wales|Redfern] to cabinet maker John Law and Sarah Pollard, he established what would become a highly successful drapery shop in Balmain around 1881. On 4 July 1883 he married Mary Maclean, with whom he had two children. Having joined the Balmain Australian [Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labour League] in 1891, he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Balmain South in 1894. In 1902, he resigned from the party and the parliament winning the resulting Balmain South state by-election|by-election on 6 December] as an Independent Labour member. In 1904, he was elected to the seat of Rozelle as a Liberal [Reform Party (Australia)|Liberal]. Defeated in 1907, he became an auctioneer in 1909 and became active in New South Wales sectarian politics as a Protestant. Law died at Drummoyne in 1939.