Thomas Proe

Thomas Proe

Thomas Proe in his mayoral robes - 1905
30th Mayor of Brisbane
In office
1901–1901
Preceded by James Robinson
Succeeded by Leslie Corrie
In office
1905–1905
Preceded by Thomas Rees
Succeeded by John Crase
Personal details
Born Thomas Proe
1852
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Died 17 December 1922 (aged 69 or 70)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place Toowong Cemetery
Nationality English Australian
Spouse(s) Mary Strasburg (m.1881 d.1924)
Occupation Engineer, Publican

Thomas Proe (1852–1922) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Personal life

Thomas Proe was born in 1852 at Wigan, Lancashire, England, the son of Thomas Proe and Jane Beckman.[1][2]

He came to Queensland in 1876 and married Mary Strasburg (daughter of Frederick Strasburg and Frederica Mundt) in Brisbane in 1881. They had seven children:[1][2][3]

Proe died on 17 December 1922 at his residence "Wyralla", Mark street, New Farm, aged 71 years. He is buried in Toowong Cemetery. His wife died in 1924 and is buried with him.[1][2][3][4]

Business Life

Thomas Proe trained as an engineer in England, but in Brisbane he became a publican. He owned the Osborne Hotel and later Royal George Hotel, Ann Street, Fortitude Valley.[1][3][5]

Public Life

Thomas Proe was served as an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1895 to 1905. He was mayor of the Brisbane Municipal Council in 1901 and again in 1905 as mayor of the Brisbane City Council (Brisbane having become a city in 1903). His service to the council, included[1][3][5]

During his term as mayor, Brisbane was in 1901 visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary). In recognition of his work for that occasion, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 15 May 1901.[6]

Thomas Proe was president for some years of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, a member of the Brisbane Metropolitan Water Board,[1] and a member of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.[5]

He was also a member of the Masons.[5]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Obituary, Brisbane Courier, Wednesday 20 December 1922, page 15
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Toowong Cemetery: Brisbane Mayors", Friends of Toowong Cemetery Association Inc
  4. Proe, Thomas & Proe, Mary Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
  5. 1 2 3 4 Brisbane City Council Archives
  6. The London Gazette: no. 27314. p. 3379. 17 May 1901.
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