Preceded by Francis Murray | ||
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Full Name Edward Joseph Baines Spouse(s) Maria Jane Schneider (m.1869) Died | ||
Edward Joseph Baines (about 1815 - 1880) was an alderman and mayor of the Brisbane Municipal Council.
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Personal life
Edward Joseph Baines was born about 1815 (1819?).
Edward was married to Elizabeth Buchanan (daughter of David and Jane Buchanan), who died on 30 March 1863 at their home on Kangaroo Point Road.
Edward Joseph Baines married Maria Jane Schneider (possibly the widow of Louis Schneider?) in Brisbane on 1 June 1869. Maria was born on 25 May 1822 and died on 9 Oct 1919.
Edward Joseph Baines died on 29 February 1880 aged 61 (or 64?) years at his residence, the Pineapple Hotel at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. Baines was buried in Toowong Cemetery. His wife Maria is memorialised on the headstone at Toowong cemetery, but she was buried with her subsequent husband Edward Ryan in the Paddington Cemetery (now under Suncorp Stadium). Her headstone was removed from the Paddington Cemetery to the Reserve behind Christ Church in 1913 but disappeared with another 503 headstones in 1930. Maria Jane Ryan (nee O'Neill formerly Schneider formerly Baines) is buried with Edward Joseph Baines in Toowong Cemetery and is so noted on the headstone. The headstone referred to above is for Elizabeth Baines nee Buchanan and yes disappeared in 1930 some of which have since been discovered and some recovered from a covered gully in Toowong Cemetery. Maria Jane Baines married Cornelius Ryan in 1887 according to Qld BDSMs. No record of her marrying an Edward Ryan.
Business Life
Edward Joseph Baines was the hotelkeeper of the Pineapple Hotel at Kangaroo Point. His widow Maria took over the license after his death.
Public Life
Edward John Baines was an alderman 1868 - 1880. He was mayor in 1872. His political career ended with his death.
He served on the following committees: