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 byThomas Price
Succeeded byHorace Tozer
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Gympie
In office
5 May 1888 – 29 April 1893
Serving with William Smyth
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byAndrew Fisher
Personal details
Born
Mathew Mellor

1839
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Died17 February 1899
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeGympie Cemetery
Spouse(s)Martha Pache, Mary Ann Bouchard (m.1880)
OccupationFarmer, 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

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

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

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

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Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Wide Bay
1883–1888
Served alongside: William Bailey 		Succeeded by
New seat Member for Gympie
1888–1893
Served alongside: William Smyth 		Succeeded by


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