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John May (Australian politician)

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Preceded by
  
Peter Airey

Full Name
  
John May

Political party
  
ALP

Party
  
Australian Labor Party

Succeeded by
  
John Mullan

Nationality
  
English Australian

Died
  
29 December 1917

Resting place
  
Toowong Cemetery

John May (Australian politician)

Spouse(s)
  
Maria Ellen Mellor [née Smith) (m.1909 d.1928)

Alma mater
  
Royal Agricultural University

Education
  
Royal Agricultural University

John May (May 1844 – 29 December 1917) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Biography

May was born in Kent, England, to parents John May and his wife Mary (née James). He attended the Royal Agricultural University and while still in England worked in the mercantile marine. When he arrived in Queensland he worked as a miner and a drover.

On the 14th October 1909 he married Maria Ellen Mellor (died 1928). It is not known if he had been previously married. He died in December 1917 after falling under a train at Eagle Junction station and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.

Political career

May, representing the Labor Party, was the member for Flinders from 1907 until his death in 1917.

References

John May (Australian politician) Wikipedia