Archibald Watson (mayor)
Encyclopedia
Archibald Watson was briefly the Lord Mayor of Brisbane in 1931. Watson had previously been Mayor of Toowong before the 1925 merger of the Brisbane councils.
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Archibald Watson was the last mayor of Toowong Shire prior to its amalgamation into Greater Brisbane in 1925. After amalgamation, he served as an alderman and deputy mayor of the Brisbane City Council between 1926 and 1931. He served as mayor briefly between February and May 1931.
Personal life
Archibald Watson died on 25 Feb 1941 aged 67 years, He was buried in Toowong CemeteryToowong Cemetery
The Brisbane General Cemetery also known as Toowong Cemetery at Toowong, Brisbane was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest cemetery and is located on forty-four hectares of land at the corner of Frederick Street and Mount Coot-tha Road approximately four and a...
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Public Life
Archibald Watson was the Chairman of the Toowong Fire Brigade, which built a fire station in Jephson Street, Towoong, in 1919.Archibald Watson was the last mayor of Toowong Shire prior to its amalgamation into Greater Brisbane in 1925. After amalgamation, he served as an alderman and deputy mayor of the Brisbane City Council between 1926 and 1931. He served as mayor briefly between February and May 1931.