John May | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Flinders | |
In office 18 May 1907 – 29 Dec 1917 | |
Preceded by | Peter Airey |
Succeeded by | John Mullan |
Personal details | |
Born | John May May 1844 Kent, England |
Died | 29 December 1917 (aged 73) |
Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | Labor |
Spouse | Maria Ellen Mellor [née Smith) (m.1909 d.1928) |
Alma mater | Royal Agricultural University |
John May (May 1844 – 29 December 1917) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
May was born in Kent, England, to parents John May and his wife Mary (née James). [1] He attended the Royal Agricultural University and while still in England worked in the mercantile marine. When he arrived in Queensland he worked as a miner and a drover. [2]
On 14 October 1909 [1] he married Maria Ellen Mellor (died 1928). [3] It is not known if he had been previously married. He died in December 1917 after falling under a train at Eagle Junction station [1] and was buried at Toowong Cemetery. [4] [5]
May, representing the Labor Party, was the member for Flinders from 1907 until his death in 1917. [1]
John May | |
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Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Flinders | |
In office 18 May 1907 – 29 Dec 1917 | |
Preceded by | Peter Airey |
Succeeded by | John Mullan |
Personal details | |
Born | John May May 1844 Kent, England |
Died | 29 December 1917 (aged 73) |
Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
Nationality | English Australian |
Political party | Labor |
Spouse | Maria Ellen Mellor [née Smith) (m.1909 d.1928) |
Alma mater | Royal Agricultural University |
John May (May 1844 – 29 December 1917) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [1]
May was born in Kent, England, to parents John May and his wife Mary (née James). [1] He attended the Royal Agricultural University and while still in England worked in the mercantile marine. When he arrived in Queensland he worked as a miner and a drover. [2]
On 14 October 1909 [1] he married Maria Ellen Mellor (died 1928). [3] It is not known if he had been previously married. He died in December 1917 after falling under a train at Eagle Junction station [1] and was buried at Toowong Cemetery. [4] [5]
May, representing the Labor Party, was the member for Flinders from 1907 until his death in 1917. [1]