Mathew Mellor Explained

Mathew Mellor
Constituency Am1:Wide Bay
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:7 September 1883
Term End1:5 May 1888
Predecessor1:Thomas Price
Successor1:Horace Tozer
Alongside1:William Bailey
Constituency Am2:Gympie
Assembly2:Queensland Legislative
Term Start2:5 May 1888
Term End2:29 April 1893
Predecessor2:New seat
Successor2:Andrew Fisher
Alongside2:William Smyth
Birth Date:1839
Birth Place:Leek, Staffordshire, England
Death Date:17 February 1899
Death Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Restingplace:Gympie Cemetery
Birthname:Mathew Mellor
Nationality:English
Spouse:Martha Pache, Mary Ann Bouchard (m.1880)
Occupation:Farmer, Timber cutter, Butcher

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]

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.

Personal life

Mellor married Martha Pache and they had two sons. He then married Mary Ann Bouchard on 24 February 1880.[4] Together three sons and four daughters.

Dying in 1899, Mellor was buried in the Gympie Cemetery.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UKBMD Summary Page . 2024-03-06 . www.ukbmdcertificateordering.co.uk . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005912/http://www.ukbmdcertificateordering.co.uk/certapp.php?type=births&data=MELLOR%7cMathew%7cLeek%7cNewcastle%2dUnder%2dLyme%7c1837%7c1837%7c%7cLK%3aLE%2f01%2f008%7cM%7c4036%7cstaffordshire%7cNL%7c&lang= . live .
  2. Web site: Mellor, Matthew . 2024-03-06 . Former Members . Queensland Parliament . 17 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217134927/https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Members/Former-Members/Former-Members-Register/Former-Member-Details?id=748179100 . live .
  3. Web site: Cooloola Shire, a golden past. Cooloola Shire. 2001. 22 February 2011. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090524030148/http://www.gympie.qld.gov.au/documents/Cooloola%20...A%20golden%20past_part4.pdf. 24 May 2009. dead.
  4. Web site: Marriage registration: Matthew Mellor to Mary Ann Bouchard . 7 March 2024 . Births, deaths, marriages and divorces . Queensland Government.
  5. http://gctrust.dnsalias.com:8008/mapguide/Gympie/Public/ Welcome to the Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal