Henry King Alford (1852–1930) was the
mayor
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of
Toowoomba
Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...
,
Queensland
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from 1911–1912. He was born on 22 July 1852 to
Thomas Alford, a pioneer in the Toowoomba district, and is reputed to be the first white child born in Toowoomba. He worked at the
Australian Joint Stock Bank
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History
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as a young man before becoming involved in real estate. He died on 19 August 1930.
References
1852 births
1930 deaths
Colony of Queensland people
Mayors of Toowoomba
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