James Mooney (Queensland politician)
James Mooney (c. 1829–1873) was an alderman in the Brisbane Municipal Council in Queensland, Australia.
Private life[edit]
James Mooney was the son of Patrick Mooney from Tipperary, Ireland and his wife Margaret (née O'Brien).[1][2]
James Mooney died on 31 August 1873 in Brisbane aged 44 years after a long and painful illness;[1][2][3] he was living in Stanley Street, South Brisbane at that time.[4]
James Mooney was buried on 1 Sept 1873 in the Brisbane General Cemetery at Paddington.[2][5]
Public life[edit]
James Mooney was elected as an alderman for the South Ward of the Brisbane Municipal Council in 1865[6] and again in 1872 and 1873.[7]
He served on the Legislative Committee in those years.[7]
He was one of the original trustees of the South Brisbane Cemetery.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- ^ a b c "Brisbane Heritage: Paddington Cemetery Records of the Pioneers of Brisbane". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 3 October 1873. p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 1 September 1873. p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 6 September 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "MUNICIPAL ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 16 February 1865. p. 9. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Alderman James Mooney". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 15 February 1866. p. 3. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ "Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery: South Brisbane Cemetery People". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.