John Webber (1841 – 12 March 1904) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the

Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...

Early life

Webber was born in Kingsbrompton,

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, in 1841 to Thomas Webber and his wife Ann (née Burston). Webber married Henrietta Wells, in 1869 at Wanganella,

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Politics

Webber was a member of the Bulloo Divisional Board, the Rabbit Board, and from May 1899 till his death a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Later life

Webber died on 12 March 1904 at St Helen's Private Hospital in Brisbane, following a long illness.., and was buried in

Toowong Cemetery Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest ceme ...

but later exhumed for burial in

Thargomindah Thargomindah (frequently shortened to Thargo) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the , Thargomindah had a population o ...

with his wife.Webber John
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Webber, John Members of the Queensland Legislative Council 1841 births 1904 deaths Burials at Toowong Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians