Sydney Law

Sydney James Law (23 November 1856 – 7 October 1939) was an Australian politician.

Born in Redfern to cabinet maker John Law and Sarah Pollard, he established what would become a highly successful drapery shop in Balmain around 1881.

In 1902, he resigned from the party and the parliament winning the resulting by-election on 6 December as an Independent Labour member.

Defeated in 1907, he became an auctioneer in 1909 and became active in New South Wales sectarian politics as a Protestant.

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