John Webber (politician)

The Hon John Webber
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office 9 May 1899 – 12 March 1904
Personal details
Born	John Webber 1841 Kingsbrompton, Somerset, England
Died	1904 (aged 62–63) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery, later Thargomindah
Nationality	English Australian
Spouse	Henrietta Wills (m.1869 d.1896)

John Webber (1841 – 12 March 1904) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Early life

Webber was born in Kingsbrompton, Somerset, in 1841 to Thomas Webber and his wife Ann (née Burston).[1] Webber married Henrietta Wells, in 1869 at Wanganella, New South Wales.[1]

Politics

Webber was a member of the Bulloo Divisional Board,[2] the Rabbit Board, and from May 1899 till his death a member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Later life

Webber died on 12 March 1904 at St Helen's Private Hospital in Brisbane, following a long illness..,[1] and was buried in Toowong Cemetery but later exhumed for burial in Thargomindah with his wife.[3][4]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. "Queensland News". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXV, no. 5083. Queensland, Australia. 1 February 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 15 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Webber John — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
4. Webster, Judy (18 May 2016). "Thargomindah Cemetery (Qld)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.