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 | |
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 Mathew Mellor in 1897. | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay | |
| In office 7 September 1883 – 5 May 1888 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Price |
| Succeeded by | Horace Tozer |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie | |
| In office 5 May 1888 – 29 April 1893 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Fisher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mathew Mellor 1839 Leek, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 17 February 1899 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Gympie Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Pache, Mary Ann Bouchard (m.1880) |
| Occupation | Farmer, 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
- Mellor Mathew — Staffordshire BMD. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "Cooloola Shire, a golden past" (PDF). Cooloola Shire. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- Family history research — Queensland Government Family history research. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- Welcome to the Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal Archived 15 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine — Gympie Cemetery Trust. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links
Media related to Mathew Mellor at Wikimedia Commons
- "The Late Mr. Mathew Mellor". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette (Qld. : 1868 - 1919). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1899. p. 3 Edition: (SPECIAL EDITION.). Retrieved 15 September 2015. — Obituary
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