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Place of birth
Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom
Age
73 years
John May
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Biography

John May (May 1844 – 29 December 1917) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

May was born in Kent, England, to parents John May and his wife Mary (née James). He attended the Royal Agricultural University and while still in England worked in the mercantile marine. When he arrived in Queensland he worked as a miner and a drover.

On the 14th October 1909 he married Maria Ellen Mellor (died 1928). It is not known if he had been previously married. He died in December 1917 after falling under a train at Eagle Junction station and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.

John May's headstone at Toowong Cemetery. Note that the year of death is incorrect.

Political career

May, representing the Labor Party, was the member for Flinders from 1907 until his death in 1917.

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