John_Webber_(politician)

John Webber (politician)

John Webber (politician)

Australian politician

John Webber (1841 – 12 March 1904) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

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Early life

Webber was born in Kingsbrompton, Somerset, in 1841 to Thomas Webber and his wife Ann (née Burston).[1] Webber married Henrietta Wells, in 1869 at Wanganella, New South Wales.[1]

Politics

Webber was a member of the Bulloo Divisional Board,[2] the Rabbit Board, and from May 1899 till his death a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Later life

Webber died on 12 March 1904 at St Helen's Private Hospital in Brisbane, following a long illness..,[1] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery but later exhumed for burial in Thargomindah with his wife.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Queensland News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXV, no. 5083. Queensland, Australia. 1 February 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    Webber John — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  4. [4]
    Webster, Judy (18 May 2016). "Thargomindah Cemetery (Qld)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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