Mathew Mellor
Australian politician
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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]
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 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Price |
| Succeeded by | Horace Tozer |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie | |
| In office 5 May 1888 – 29 April 1893 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Fisher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mathew Mellor 1839 |
| Died | 17 February 1899 (aged 59–60) |
| Resting place | Gympie Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Pache, Mary Ann Bouchard (m.1880) |
| Occupation | Farmer, Timber cutter, Butcher |
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]
