Thomas Rees
Thomas Rees, Mayor of Brisbane, 1904
32nd Mayor of Brisbane
In office
1904–1904
Preceded byLeslie Corrie
Succeeded byThomas Proe
Personal details
Born
Thomas Rees

(1844-09-09)9 September 1844
Lydstep, South Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died31 August 1921(1921-08-31) (aged 76)
Coorparoo, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeBalmoral Cemetery
NationalityWelsh Australian
OccupationBuilder

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 (née 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.[5] He built the now heritage-listed South East Queensland Water Board Building (R Martin & Co Building) at 41 Edward Street, Brisbane City from 1885 to 1886. He built the now heritage-listed Spencers Building at 45-51 Edward Street, Brisbane City from 1889 to 1890. In 1905 he built the now heritage-listed Woolloongabba Post Office(former) at 765 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.

Later life

Thomas Rees died on 31 August 1921 at his home Lydstep in Coorparoo.[3][6] He was buried the same day in Balmoral Cemetery.[7]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Brisbane City Council archives
  2. ↑ Ancestry user: janicephippard. "Evans family tree". Ancestry. Retrieved 29 January 2015. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  3. 1 2 Queensland Registrar-General Index of Deaths 1921/B35235
  4. ↑ "St Pauls Presbyterian Church (entry 600309)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "St Stephens School (entry 600106)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 10 September 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rees, Thomas". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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