Mathew Mellor

Mathew Mellor (1839 – 17 February 1899) was a politician in Queensland, Australia.^[1] He was mayor of Gympie and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Mathew Mellor
Mathew Mellor in 1897.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay
In office 7 September 1883 – 5 May 1888 Serving with William Bailey
Preceded by	Thomas Price
Succeeded by	Horace Tozer
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie
In office 5 May 1888 – 29 April 1893 Serving with William Smyth
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Andrew Fisher
Personal details
Born	Mathew Mellor 1839 Leek, Staffordshire, England
Died	17 February 1899 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Gympie Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Martha Pache, Mary Ann Bouchard (m.1880)
Occupation	Farmer, Timber cutter, Butcher

Politics

Mellor was the first mayor of the Borough of Gympie (later City of Gympie). He served first from 1880 to 1881 and then again in 1897.^[3]

Mellor also served two terms as a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, holding the seat of Wide Bay from 1883 to 1888 and Gympie from 1888 to 1893.^[2]

Personal life

Mellor married Martha Pache and they had two sons.^[2] He then married Mary Ann Bouchard on 24 February 1880.^[4] Together three sons and four daughters.^[2]

Dying in 1899, Mellor was buried in the Gympie Cemetery.^[5]