James Mooney (Queensland politician)

James Mooney (c. 1829–1873) was an alderman in the Brisbane Municipal Council.

Private Life

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

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]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages
  2. 1 2 3 "Brisbane Heritage: Paddington Cemetery Records of the Pioneers of Brisbane". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Family Notices.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 3 October 1873. p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Classified Advertising.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 1 September 1873. p. 1. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST.". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 6 September 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "MUNICIPAL ELECTION.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 16 February 1865. p. 9. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Alderman James Mooney". Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 15 February 1866. p. 3. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery: South Brisbane Cemetery People". Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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