Harry Doggett | |
Order: | 40th |
Office: | Mayor of Brisbane |
Term Start: | 1913 |
Term End: | 1913 |
Predecessor: | Alfred Raymond |
Successor: | Charles Jenkinson |
Birth Date: | 11 January 1853 |
Birth Place: | Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England |
Death Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Restingplace: | Toowong Cemetery |
Birthname: | Henry Doggett |
Nationality: | English Australian |
Spouse: | Catherine Wood (m.1878 d.1921) |
Occupation: | General contractor |
Henry (Harry) Doggett (1853–1927) was a builder and mayor of the City of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
Harry Doggett was an alderman of the Brisbane City Council in 1901 to 1904 representing the Valley ward and again from 1908 to 1924. He was mayor in 1913.[1] [2]
He served on the following council committees:[1]
Harry Doggett was born on 11 January 1853 at Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, the son of John Doggett and his wife Mary Ann (née Barnett).[3] [4] He immigrated as a young child with his parents to Brisbane where they settled in Fortitude Valley. He married Catherine Wood in 1878 in Brisbane.[5]
Harry Doggett built his own home at Arthur Street, Fortitude Valley. Now known as Doggetts Cottage, it is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[6]
Doggett had been doing work on his home (Doggetts Cottage) when he died suddenly on Thursday 16 June 1927 aged 74 years. He was buried in Toowong Cemetery on Monday 20 June 1927. His wife predeceased him in 1921; he was survived by his son Albert Doggett.[7]