| Thomas Proe | |
| Order: | 30th |
| Office: | Mayor of Brisbane |
| Term Start: | 1901 |
| Term End: | 1901 |
| Predecessor: | James Robinson |
| Successor: | Leslie Corrie |
| Term Start1: | 1905 |
| Term End1: | 1905 |
| Predecessor1: | Thomas Rees |
| Successor1: | John Crase |
| Birth Date: | 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
| Death Date: | 17 December 1922 (aged 69 or 70) |
| Death Place: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Toowong Cemetery |
| Birthname: | Thomas Proe |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Spouse: | Mary Strasburg (m.1881 d.1924) |
| Occupation: | Engineer, Publican |
Thomas Proe (1852–1922) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Thomas Proe was born in 1852 at Wigan, Lancashire, England, the son of Thomas Proe and Jane Beckman.
He came to Queensland in 1876 and married Mary Strasburg (daughter of Frederick Strasburg and Frederica Mundt) in Brisbane in 1881. They had seven children:
Proe died on 17 December 1922 at his residence "Wyralla", Mark street, New Farm, aged 71 years. He is buried in Toowong Cemetery. His wife died in 1924 and is buried with him.[2] [1] [3] [4]
Thomas Proe trained as an engineer in England, but in Brisbane he became a publican. He owned the Osborne Hotel and later Royal George Hotel, Ann Street, Fortitude Valley.[2] [3]
Thomas Proe was served as an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1895 to 1905. He was mayor of the Brisbane Municipal Council in 1901 and again in 1905 as mayor of the Brisbane City Council (Brisbane having become a city in 1903). His service to the council, included[2] [3] [5]
During his term as mayor, Brisbane was in 1901 visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary). In recognition of his work for that occasion, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 15 May 1901.
Thomas Proe was president for some years of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, a member of the Brisbane Metropolitan Water Board,[2] and a member of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.[5]
He was also a member of the Masons.[5]