Mathew Mellor
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 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]
Politics[edit]
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]
Personal life[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "UKBMD Summary Page". www.ukbmdcertificateordering.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Mellor, Matthew". Former Members. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Cooloola Shire, a golden past" (PDF). Cooloola Shire. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "Marriage registration: Matthew Mellor to Mary Ann Bouchard". Births, deaths, marriages and divorces. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Welcome to the Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal Archived 15 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine — Gympie Cemetery Trust. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links[edit]
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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