Unique IDPE-000055SurnameSpeerGiven namesArthur JamesBirth date22nd October 1859Birth date qualifierexactPlace of birthSydneyDeath date21st October 1911Death date qualifierexactPlace of deathTimaruBiographical abstractArthur James Speer was born in Sydney in 1859. In 1880 he commenced at the Council working as a Clerk. He rose in the ranks to become Assistant Cashier, Cashier and Assistant City Treasurer and, for periods of time, Acting City Treasurer. Speer married Lily Riley in 1893. In 1896, while Speer was on leave, it was discovered that Speer had been appropriating sums of money for himself. A special audit followed. Speer was arrested and sentenced to 6 years. He served his sentence at Darlinghurst and Goulburn Gaols and was discharged in 1901. He moved to New Zealand and died in 1911.Detailed biographyBiography - Speer, Arthur JamesRelationship legacy dataRELATED TO: City Treasury Department I AG-0012 - Worked inGenderMaleOccupational historyCity Treasurer’s Department: Clerk April 1880-1881. Assistant Cashier September 1881-1883. Cashier 1883-1886. Assistant City Treasurer December 1886-1891 including Acting City Treasurer October 1887-August 1888. September 1890-February 1891. City Treasurer February 1891-November 1896.Source system ID55
