Harry Doggett Explained

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.

Public life

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]

Personal life

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Brisbane City Council Archives
  2. News: Mayor of Brisbane. . . Ipswich, Queensland . 18 February 1913 . 23 November 2014 . 6 Edition: Daily . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Ancestry user: rbplant1. Harry Doggett. Ancestry.com. 22 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Births Mar 1853:Watford, Hertfordshire. FreeBMD. 23 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Index of Marriages: 1878/B6301. Queensland Registrar-General. 23 November 2014.
  6. 1 August 2014.
  7. News: DEATH OF MR. HARRY DOGGETT. . . 18 June 1927 . 23 November 2014 . 20 . National Library of Australia.