| Richard Warry | |
| Order: | 6th |
| Office: | Mayor of Brisbane |
| Term Start: | 1866 |
| Term End: | 1866 |
| Predecessor: | Albert Hockings |
| Successor: | Albert Hockings |
| Birth Date: | 1829 |
| Birth Place: | England |
| Death Date: | 12 March 1891 (aged 62) |
| Death Place: | Enoggera, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Toowong Cemetery |
| Birthname: | Richard Symes Warry |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Spouse: | Mary Lydia Pratten (m.1851 d.1929) |
| Occupation: | Shopkeeper |
Richard Symes Warry was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Richard Symes Warry was born about 1829 in England, son of Thomas Warry and Maria Symes.[1] He was the brother of Thomas Symes Warry, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
On 25 January 1851 in Brisbane, Richard Symes Warry married Mary Lydia Pratten, daughter of Job Pratten and Ann Love.[1] They had a large family of children,[1] but as was common at that time, a number of the children died young:
Richard Symes Warry died 12 March 1891 at his residence Timsbury, Bamford Road, Enoggera, Queensland aged 62 years.[1] [4] [5] His wife Mary died in Brisbane in 1929. They are buried in Toowong Cemetery, together with other family members[6]
Richard Symes Warry was a grocer.[7] He was one of the earliest of the Queen Street storekeepers, having had a shop for many years on the eastern side near the corner with Albert Street. Later he had a shop opposite the General Post Office.[8]
Richard Symes Warry was an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council in 1862–1863 and 1865–1866. He was mayor in 1866. He took a break from public life for a number of years and then returned as alderman of the West Ward from 1883 to 1888 before finally retiring.[8] [9]
He served on the following committees:[9]