Abram Robertson Byram (died 1893) was an Australian
cabinetmaker
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and politician. He served as
alderman
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and
mayor
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of
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
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, Australia.
Personal life
Abram Robertson Byram was born about 1825, the son of James Cooper Byram and Mary Robertson.
[Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages] He married Elizabeth Freeman Elliot in
Tynemouth
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, England in 1848. They had the following children in England:
* Maria Freeman Byram, born about 1850
Tynemouth
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, England, married 1872 in
Rockhampton, Queensland
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to Willam James
Hartley
[1851 Census for Tynemouth, Northumberland, England]
* William Elliot Byram, born 1851 in
Tynemouth
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, England
Abram and his family immigrated to
Sydney
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on the ''Parsee,'' arriving on 17 Jan 1853; William died on the voyage.
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Daughter Elizabeth Byram was born in 1854 in New South Wales. She married Norman Meredith Davis in Brisbane
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in 1882 and died in Brisbane in 1920.Brisbane
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on 20 February 1893 aged 67. He is buried in Toowong Cemetery
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with his wife Elizabeth Freeman Byram and his sons George and William.[Death notice for Abram Robertson Byram](_blank)
The Brisbane Courier, Thursday 23 February 1893, page 4
Public life
Abram Robertson Byram served as alderman of 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 ...
from 1877 to 1888 and as 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 ...
in 1883. He served on various committees:[Brisbane City Council Archives]
* Improvement Committee 1879, 1881
* Legislative Committee 1879 - 1881, 1883
* Finance Committee 1878, 1880, 1882, 1887
* Works Committee 1883, 1888
* Health Committee 1888
* Town Hall Committee 1885, 1886.
See also
* List of mayors and lord mayors of Brisbane
This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of the City of Brisbane, a local government area of Queensland, Australia. The current Lord Mayor of Brisbane is Adrian Schrinner.
Mayors of the Brisbane Municipal Council (1859–1903)
The Town ...
Photo of Abram Robertson Byram, 1883
Notes
External links
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Mayors and Lord Mayors of Brisbane
1825 births
1893 deaths
Burials at Toowong Cemetery
Australian cabinetmakers
19th-century Australian politicians