Thomas Rees (mayor)

Thomas Rees, contractor and mayor of Brisbane, 1904

Thomas Rees (1844—1921) was a contractor and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1904.[1]

Early life

Thomas Rees was born on 9 September 1844 in Lydstep, South Pembrokeshire, Wales, the son of Evan Rees and his wife Elizabeth (nee Thomas).[2][3]

Career

Thomas Rees built the now heritage-listed St Pauls Presbyterian Church in Spring Hill from 1887 to 1889.[4] In 1892 he built the now heritage-listed Roman Catholic St Stephens School in Charlotte Street.[4]

Later life

Thomas Rees died on 31 August 1921 at his home Lydstep in Coorparoo.[3][5] He was buried the same day in Balmoral Cemetery.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brisbane City Council archives
  2. ↑ Ancestry user: janicephippard. "Evans family tree". Ancestry. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Queensland Registrar-General Index of Deaths 1921/B35235
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "St Pauls Presbyterian Church (entry 15084)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 10 September 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rees, Thomas". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 29 January 2015.