List of mayors of Toowoomba
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| # | Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... | Term |
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| 1 | William Henry Groom | 1861 - 1862 |
| 2 | Abraham Hamilton Thompson | 1863 - 1864 |
| 3 | William Henry Groom | 1864 |
| 4 | Thomas George Robinson | 1865 |
| 5 | Edwin Woodward Robinson | 1866 |
| 6 | William Henry Groom | 1867 |
| 7 | Joseph Wonderley | 1868 - 1869 |
| 8 | Henry Spiro | 1870 |
| 9 | Michael Power Michael Power (Australian politician) Michael Power was an alderman and mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland. He was mayor in 1871 and alderman from 1869–1870 and 1872-1873.-References:... |
1871 |
| 10 | Richard Godsall | 1872 |
| 11 | Henry Spiro | 1873 |
| 12 | Robert Aland | 1874 - 1875 |
| 13 | John Garget | 1876 - 1878 |
| 14 | Richard Godsall | 1879 |
| 15 | Joseph McIntyre | 1880 |
| 16 | John McLeish John McLeish John McLeish was a politician and businessman in Toowoomba, Queensland in the 19th century. He owned a grocery store and was elected mayor of Toowoomba in 1881. He was also an alderman in 1879 and 1881.-References:... |
1881 |
| 17 | James Campbell | 1882 |
| 18 | William Henry Groom | 1883 - 1884 |
| 19 | John Garget | 1885 |
| 20 | Charles Campbell | 1886 |
| 21 | John Fogarty John Fogarty (Australian politician) John Fogarty was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Parliament, 1893–1904 for the Electoral district of Drayton and Toowoomba and was the mayor of Toowoomba.-References:... |
1887 |
| 22 | Thomas Trevethan | 1888 |
| 23 | Edmund Boland | 1889 |
| 24 | James Taylor | 1890 |
| 25 | Gilbert Gostwyck Cory Gilbert Cory Gilbert Gostwyck Cory was the mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1891. Born in Paterson, New South Wales in 1839, he became a station manager after moving to Toowoomba in 1858, where he worked for James Taylor, who was also mayor of Toowoomba... |
1891 |
| 26 | William Thorn | 1893 |
| 27 | Archibald Munro | 1894 |
| 28 | Malcolm Geddes Malcolm Geddes Malcolm Geddes was mayor of the City of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1895. He was born in 1832 in Lurgon, Armagh, Ireland, and married Mary McStay in 1855 in Ireland. He died on 2 July 1916 in Toowoomba.... |
1895 |
| 29 | Alexander Mayes Alexander Mayes Alexander Mayes was a builder and politician who was mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1896, 1903, and 1917. Born in Largo in Fifeshire, Scotland in 1859, he moved to Toowoomba in June 1886 at the age of 26. He spent 35 years in Toowoomba, becoming a prominent builder and being active in local... |
1896 |
| 30 | Edmund Boland | 1897 |
| 31 | Robert Sinclair | 1898 |
| 32 | Hugh Campbell Pointer | 1899 |
| 33 | Matthew Keeffe Matthew Keeffe Matthew Keefe was a hotel manager, policeman and farmer who was elected mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1900. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to Queensland during the 1870s and joined the Queensland Police in 1879, becoming a sergeant before retiring in 1889 in Toowoomba... |
1900 |
| 34 | Charles Rowbotham | 1901 - 1902 |
| 35 | Alexander Mayes | 1903 |
| 36 | Thomas Burstow | 1904 |
| 37 | Bernard Joseph Beirne | 1905 |
| 38 | Edwin John Godsall Edwin Godsall Edwin John Godsall was a politician and mayor of the City of Toowoomba, Queensland. Born in Toowoomba on 30 September 1871, he was educated at the Toowoomba South State School and Toowoomba Grammar School before going into banking... |
1906 - 1907 |
| 39 | Thomas Burstow | 1907 |
| 40 | Henry Webb | 1908 |
| 41 | Job Eagles Stone Job Eagles Stone Job Eagles Stone was a mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1909. Born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, he came to Australia as a boy and settled with his family in Toowoomba. From his first job as a newspaper boy, he worked his way up to eventually owning a large printing and bookselling... |
1909 |
| 42 | Vernon Redwood | 1910 |
| 43 | Henry King Alford Henry King Alford Henry King Alford was the mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland from 1911-1912. He was born on 22 July 1852 to Thomas Alford, a pioneer in the Toowoomba district, and is reputed to be the first white child born in Toowoomba. He worked at the Australian Joint Stock Bank as a young man before becoming... |
1911 - 1912 |
| 44 | John Atkinson John Atkinson (Australian politician) John Atkinson was the mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1913 and a former Queensland wrestling champion. Born in Cumberland, England, he came to Australia in 1878 took jobs first as a schoolteacher and then as a businessman. He was a Toowoomba City Council alderman in 1907 and from 1910-1912. ... |
1913 |
| 45 | David Boland | 1914 |
| 46 | Henry Webb | 1915 |
| 47 | Alfred David McWaters Alfred McWaters Alfred David McWaters was mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1916. He was also an alderman on the Toowoomba City Council in 1914-1915 and 1918-1921. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria and worked as a grazier before moving to Toowoomba.-References:... |
1916 |
| 48 | Alexander Mayes Alexander Mayes Alexander Mayes was a builder and politician who was mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland in 1896, 1903, and 1917. Born in Largo in Fifeshire, Scotland in 1859, he moved to Toowoomba in June 1886 at the age of 26. He spent 35 years in Toowoomba, becoming a prominent builder and being active in local... |
1917 |
| 49 | Dr. Thomas Price | 1918 |
| 50 | Thomas Burstow | 1919 |
| 51 | Alfred Richard Godsall | 1920 - 1924 |
| 52 | James Douglas Annand James Douglas Annand James Douglas Annand was an Australian politician and mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland. Serving for 22 years between 1924 and 1952, he was Toowoomba's longest serving mayor. Born in Ipswich but raised in Toowoomba, he operated a drapery business for many years and also owned land near Hannaford in... |
1924 - 1930 |
| 53 | Frank Paterson Frank Paterson Frank J. Paterson was an Australian surveyor and mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland from 1931-1933.-References:... |
1930 - 1933 |
| 54 | James Douglas Annand James Douglas Annand James Douglas Annand was an Australian politician and mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland. Serving for 22 years between 1924 and 1952, he was Toowoomba's longest serving mayor. Born in Ipswich but raised in Toowoomba, he operated a drapery business for many years and also owned land near Hannaford in... |
1933 - 1949 |
| 55 | Dr. Alexander Roy McGregor | 1949 - 1952 |
| 56 | James Douglas Annand James Douglas Annand James Douglas Annand was an Australian politician and mayor of Toowoomba, Queensland. Serving for 22 years between 1924 and 1952, he was Toowoomba's longest serving mayor. Born in Ipswich but raised in Toowoomba, he operated a drapery business for many years and also owned land near Hannaford in... |
1952 |
| 57 | Mervyn John Reginald Anderson | 1952 - 1958 |
| 58 | Jack McCafferty Jack McCafferty John Francis McCafferty was one of the great pioneers of the bus and coach industry in Australia, founder of McCafferty's Express Coaches and Mayor of Toowoomba for 9 years.... |
1958 - 1967 |
| 59 | Nell Elizabeth Robinson | 1967 - 1981 |
| 60 | John Edmund Duggan | 1981 |
| 61 | Clive Berghofer Clive Berghofer Clive John Berghofer is an Australian property developer, politician and philanthropist.Berghofer was an alderman on Toowoomba City Council from 1973 to 1982, serving as Toowoomba's 61st Mayor from 1982 to 1992. He was National Party MLA for Toowoomba South... |
1982 - 1992 |
| 62 | Ross Miller | 1993 - 1996 |
| 63 | Tony Bourke | 1997 - 2000 |
| 64 | Di Thorley | 2000 - 2008 |
| -- | New amalgamated council | March 2008 |
| 65 | Peter Taylor | 2008 - present |
In March 2008 the City of Toowoomba amalgamated with the Shires of Crows Nest, Rosalie, Jondaryan, Cambooya
Shire of Cambooya
The Shire of Cambooya was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately south of the regional city of Toowoomba...
, Clifton
Shire of Clifton
The Shire of Clifton was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba...
, Millmerran
Shire of Millmerran
The Shire of Millmerran was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, about southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba...
, and Pittsworth
Shire of Pittsworth
The Shire of Pittsworth was a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, about southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba...
to form the Toowoomba Region. Peter Taylor, who won the resulting election, was formerly the mayor of the Shire of Jondaryan.