Mathew MellorMellor Mathew
— Staffordshire BMD. Retrieved 30 January 2015. (born 1839, died 17 February 1899) was a politician in

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, Australia. He was mayor of

Gympie Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...

and a

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Politics

Mellor was the first

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

of the Borough of Gympie (later

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). He served first from 1880 to 1881 and then again in 1897. Mellor also served two terms as a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly ...

, holding the seat of Wide Bay from 1883 to 1888 and

from 1888 to 1893.

Personal life

Mellor married Martha Pache and they had two sons. He then married Mary Ann Bouchard in 1880.Family history research
—

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Family history research. Retrieved 30 January 2015. Together three sons and four daughters. Dying in 1899, Mellor was buried in the

Gympie Cemetery Gympie Cemetery is the cemetery for Gympie, Queensland, Australia. The cemetery is located on Corella Road and is managed by the Gympie Cemetery Trust. History It was first unofficially located on the corner of Alfred and King Street, currently ...

.Welcome to the Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal
— Gympie Cemetery Trust. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

References

External links

* — Obituary Mayors of places in Queensland 19th-century Australian politicians People from Gympie 1839 births 1899 deaths {{Australia-mayor-stub