William Alfred Jolly CMG

Order of St Michael and St George

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 (11 September 1881, Spring Hill, Brisbane

Brisbane

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 - 30 May 1955, Windsor, Brisbane) was the Mayor of Windsor Town Council from 1918 to 1923, and the first Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor

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 of the Greater Brisbane City Council from 1925 to 1931.

Public life

In 1914, he began to practice as a public accountant. Upon the establishment of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia Jolly was elected a member of the first Board. He was the director of the National Bank of Australia after it merged with the Queensland National Bank. He was concillor of Kings College

King's College, University of Queensland

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 at the University of Queensland

University of Queensland

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, a member of the Board for the YMCA

YMCA

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 and a long-term member of the Brisbane Rotary Club.

He was elected an alderman of the Windsor Town Council in 1912, becoming the Mayor between 1918 and 1923.

In 1937 and 1940, he stood and was elected the UAP

United Australia Party

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 member for the Federal Division of Lilley

Division of Lilley

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. William Jolly retired from politics following his defeat in the 1943 general election

Australian federal election, 1943

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During his time as Lord Mayor, Jolly was responsible for many civic developments, especially the arterial road

Arterial road

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 network in Brisbane. The Grey Street Bridge (renamed the William Jolly Bridge shortly after his death) was built during his time in office.

Personal life

Jolly was described as a family man who was active in church activities. He attended Ashgrove State School. He began working as law clerk with at a small law firm and then moved to the larger Atthow & MacGregor while studying accountancy

Accountancy

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. On the 8 January 1907, he married Lillie Maude Moorhouse and had a total of seven sons.

External links

• Jolly, William Alfred (1881 - 1955) — Australian Dictionary of Biography
• Jolly, William Alfred — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search