John McMaster (26 June 1830 – 29 February 1924)McMaster, John
—

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and

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, Australia. He was a Member of the

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and a Member of the Legislative Council of Queensland.

Personal life

John McMaster was born in 1830 in

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, the son of John McMaster and Isabella White.Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages On 9 April 1854 he married Catherine McInnes, daughter of Neill McInnes and Mary Reid, at

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. John and Catherine McMaster immigrated to

, Australia on the ship "William Miles" arriving January 1855 and became a freehold farmer at Melton Hill near

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. John and Catherine McMaster had the following children: * Isabella, born Queensland 1857 * John Neill, born Brisbane 1860, died Brisbane 1917 * Neill, born Brisbane 1862, died Brisbane 1895 * James, born Brisbane 1864 * Mary Jane, born Brisbane 1866, died Brisbane 1948 * Catherine, born Brisbane 1869 * Ellen, born Brisbane 1871 * Colin John Wesley, born Brisbane 1874, died Brisbane 1950 His wife Catherine died in Brisbane on Friday 24 January 1879 and was buried on Saturday 25 January 1879 in the

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. Following an illness of several months, John McMaster died at the home of his granddaughter at Kent Street, New Farm,

on Friday 29 February 1924 aged 93 years. He was buried on Saturday 1 March 1924 in the

Public life

John McMaster was an

of the

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1872–1874 and 1876–1899 and an

of the

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1905–1921. He was

in 1884, 1890, 1893, 1897, and 1918–1919. He served on the following committees:Brisbane City Council Archives * Finance Committee 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878–1880, 1882, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1908, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919 * Legislative Committee 1872–1874, 1879, 1881, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1894, 1896, 1899, 1906, 1907 * Improvement Committee 1873, 1877 * Works Committee 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1918, 1919 * Health Committee 1884, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1905, 1911, 1913 * Street Lighting Committee 1891, 1893 * Parks Committee 1897, 1898, 1917, 1918, 1920–1921 * Building & Alignments of Roads Committee 1905–1908, 1913 * Special Sewerage Committee 1905, 1907 * Markets Committee 1907, 1908, 1910–1914 * General Purpose Committee 1910, 1912, 1915–1917 * Lightning Committee 1908, 1909 * Wharves Special Committee 1914–1918 * New Parks Special Committee 1914 * Parks Special Committee 1915 * Corporation Yard Special Committee 1916 * Town Hall Special Committee 1918 * City of Brisbane Incorporation Act Special Committee 1918 * Special Street War Names & Anzac Square Committee 1919 John McMaster was the Member of the

for the electorate of Fortitude Valley from 14 September 1885 to 11 March 1899 as a member of the Ministerialist party. John McMaster was appointed a Member of the

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on 9 May 1899 (a life appointment) but resigned on 22 July 1901 to stand again for election as a Member of the

. He was successful and served again as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Fortitude Valley from 3 August 1901 to 27 August 1904, again as a member of the Ministerialist party. He was elected again from 18 May 1907 to 5 February 1908 as a Member of the

for the electorate of Fortitude Valley as a member of the Opposition party.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McMaster, John Mayors and Lord Mayors of Brisbane Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Members of the Queensland Legislative Council 1830 births 1924 deaths Burials at Nundah Cemetery Pre-Separation Queensland

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