Mathew Mellor

Mathew Mellor[1] (born 1839, died 17 February 1899) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was mayor of Gympie and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Mathew Mellor
Mathew Mellor in 1897.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Wide Bay
In office
7 September 1883  5 May 1888
Serving with William Bailey
Preceded byThomas Price
Succeeded byHorace Tozer
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gympie
In office
5 May 1888  29 April 1893
Serving with William Smyth
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byAndrew Fisher
Personal details
Born
Mathew Mellor

1839
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Died17 February 1899
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeGympie Cemetery
Spouse(s)Martha Pache, Mary Ann Bouchard (m.1880)
OccupationFarmer, Timber cutter, Butcher

Politics

Mellor was the first mayor of the Borough of Gympie (later City of Gympie). He served first from 1880 to 1881 and then again in 1897.[2]

Mellor also served two terms as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, holding the seat of Wide Bay from 1883 to 1888 and Gympie from 1888 to 1893.[3]

Personal life

Mellor married Martha Pache and they had two sons.[3] He then married Mary Ann Bouchard in 1880.[4] Together three sons and four daughters.[3]

Dying in 1899, Mellor was buried in the Gympie Cemetery.[5]

References

  1. Mellor Mathew Staffordshire BMD. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. "Cooloola Shire, a golden past" (PDF). Cooloola Shire. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  3. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. Family history research Queensland Government Family history research. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. Welcome to the Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal Archived 15 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Gympie Cemetery Trust. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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