| John May | |
| Constituency Am1: | Flinders |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 18 May 1907 |
| Term End1: | 29 Dec 1917 |
| Predecessor1: | Peter Airey |
| Successor1: | John Mullan |
| Birth Date: | May 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Kent, England |
| Death Date: | 29 December 1917 (aged 73) |
| Restingplace: | Toowong Cemetery |
| Birthname: | John May |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Party: | Labor |
| Spouse: | Maria Ellen Mellor [née Smith) (m.1909 d.1928) |known_for = | occupation = | relations = | alma_mater = [[Royal Agricultural University]] |
John May (May 1844 – 29 December 1917) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
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]
May, representing the Labor Party, was the member for Flinders from 1907 until his death in 1917.[1]