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 Serving with
William Bailey | |
Preceded by | Thomas Price |
Succeeded by | Horace Tozer |
Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie | |
In office 5 May 1888 – 29 April 1893 Serving with
William Smyth | |
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 |
Mathew Mellor (1839 – 17 February 1899) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. [1] He was mayor of Gympie and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [2]
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. [3]
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. [2]
Mellor married Martha Pache and they had two sons. [2] He then married Mary Ann Bouchard on 24 February 1880. [4] Together three sons and four daughters. [2]
Dying in 1899, Mellor was buried in the Gympie Cemetery. [5]
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Mathew Mellor at Wikimedia Commons
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 Serving with
William Bailey | |
Preceded by | Thomas Price |
Succeeded by | Horace Tozer |
Member of the
Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie | |
In office 5 May 1888 – 29 April 1893 Serving with
William Smyth | |
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 |
Mathew Mellor (1839 – 17 February 1899) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. [1] He was mayor of Gympie and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. [2]
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. [3]
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. [2]
Mellor married Martha Pache and they had two sons. [2] He then married Mary Ann Bouchard on 24 February 1880. [4] Together three sons and four daughters. [2]
Dying in 1899, Mellor was buried in the Gympie Cemetery. [5]
Media related to
Mathew Mellor at Wikimedia Commons