John May (Australian politician)


John May was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

May was born in Kent, England, to parents John May and his wife Mary. He attended the Royal Agricultural University and while still in England worked in the mercantile marine. When he arrived in Queensland he worked as a miner and a drover.
On 14 October 1909 he married Maria Ellen Mellor. It is not known if he had been previously married. He died in December 1917 after falling under a train at Eagle Junction station and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.

Political career

May, representing the Labor Party, was the member for Flinders from 1907 until his death in 1917.