Nationality English Australian Succeeded by Albert John Hockings | ||
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Full Name Richard Symes Warry Spouse(s) Mary Lydia Pratten (m.1851 d.1929) | ||
Richard Symes Warry was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Personal life
Richard Symes Warry was born about 1829 in England, son of Thomas Warry and Maria Symes. He was the brother of Thomas Symes Warry, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
On 25 January 1851 in Brisbane, Richard Symes Warry married Mary Lydia Pratten, daughter of Job Pratten and Ann Love. They had a large family of children, but as was common at that time, a number of the children died young:
Richard Symes Warry died 12 March 1891 at his residence Timsbury, Bamford Road, Enoggera, Queensland aged 62 years. His wife Mary died in Brisbane in 1929. They are buried in Toowong Cemetery, together with other family members
Business Life
Richard Symes Warry was a grocer. He was one of the earliest of the Queen Street storekeepers, having had a shop for many years on the eastern side near the corner with Albert Street. Later he had a shop opposite the General Post Office.
Public Life
Richard Symes Warry was an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council in 1862-1863 and 1865-1866. He was mayor in 1866. He took a break from public life for a number of years and then returned as alderman of the West Ward from 1883-1888 before finally retiring.
He served on the following committees: