James Mooney (c. 1829–1873) was an

alderman An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members t ...

in the

Brisbane Municipal Council The Town of Brisbane was a local government area for Brisbane in Queensland, Australia from 1859 to 1903. History The Municipality of Brisbane was gazetted on 25 May 1859 and proclaimed by the Governor of New South Wales on 7 September 1859. ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia.

Private life

James Mooney was the son of Patrick Mooney from

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, Ireland and his wife Margaret (née O'Brien).Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages James Mooney died on 31 August 1873 in Brisbane aged 44 years after a long and painful illness; he was living in Stanley Street, South Brisbane at that time. James Mooney was buried on 1 Sept 1873 in the Brisbane General Cemetery at

Paddington Paddington is an area within the City of Westminster, in Central London. First a medieval parish then a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965. Three important landmarks of the district are Padd ...

Public life

James Mooney was elected as an alderman for the South Ward of the Brisbane Municipal Council in 1865 and again in 1872 and 1873. He served on the Legislative Committee in those years. He was one of the original trustees of the

South Brisbane Cemetery South Brisbane Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at 21 Fairfield Road and Annerley Road, Dutton Park, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Brisbane River. It was built from 1870 to 1990s. It is also known as Dutton Park ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mooney, James 1873 deaths Australian people of Irish descent Politicians from Queensland Year of birth uncertain