John Webber (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Hon
John Webber
Office1:Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
Term Start1:9 May 1899
Term End1:12 March 1904
Birth Date:1841
Birth Place:Kingsbrompton, Somerset, England
Death Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Toowong Cemetery, later Thargomindah
Birthname:John Webber
Nationality:English Australian
Spouse:Henrietta Wills (m.1869 d.1896)

John Webber (1841  - 12 March 1904) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Early life

Webber was born in Kingsbrompton, Somerset, in 1841 to Thomas Webber and his wife Ann (née Burston). Webber married Henrietta Wells, in 1869 at Wanganella, New South Wales.

Politics

Webber was a member of the Bulloo Divisional Board,[2] the Rabbit Board, and from May 1899 till his death a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Later life

Webber died on 12 March 1904 at St Helen's Private Hospital in Brisbane, following a long illness.., and was buried in Toowong Cemetery but later exhumed for burial in Thargomindah with his wife.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 15 March 2015.
  2. News: Queensland News.. 1 February 1894. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 5083. Queensland, Australia. XXXV. 5. National Library of Australia. 15 August 2016.
  3. https://archive.today/20150315192612/https://online.brisbane.qld.gov.au/cemeteries/cemeteries_step3.jsp?mapdisplay=193595 Webber John
  4. Web site: Thargomindah Cemetery (Qld). Webster. Judy. 18 May 2016. 15 August 2016.