John May (Australian politician)

John May
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Flinders
In office
18 May 1907 – 29 Dec 1917
Preceded byPeter Airey
Succeeded byJohn Mullan
Personal details
Born
John May

May 1844
Kent, England
Died29 December 1917 (aged 73)
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
Political partyLabor
SpouseMaria Ellen Mellor [née Smith) (m.1909 d.1928)
Alma materRoyal Agricultural University

John May (May 1844 – 29 December 1917) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

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]

John May's headstone at Toowong Cemetery. Note that the year of death is incorrect.

Political career

May, representing the Labor Party, was the member for Flinders from 1907 until his death in 1917.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Fatal Railway Accident". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 706. Queensland, Australia. 31 December 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 706. Queensland, Australia. 31 December 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Deceased Search Archived 8 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Flinders
1907–1917 		Succeeded by