Saxe Bannister [SEP] position held
Saxe Bannister
Saxe Bannister (1790 – 16 September 1877) was the first Attorney-General of New South Wales, Australia, and a writer.
Early life and education.
Bannister was born in Steyning, Sussex, son of John Bannister. He matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford, in December 1808 and graduated B.A. 1813, M.A. 1815.
Career.
He volunteered for active service when Napoleon escaped from Elba. With a captain's commission, he was on his way to Belgium when the
unsuccessful; the position went instead to Saxe Bannister.
Australia.
In 1824 Wardell sold his "Statesman" paper and formed a partnership with Wentworth. Printing materials were purchased as part of a plan to found an Australian newspaper, and they sailed for Australia, arriving about September. Soon afterwards they started "The Australian", the first number appearing on 14 October 1824 and was to be published weekly at a cost of one shilling. It was the first independent paper to be published in Australia, and Governor Thomas