John William Greene
| John William Greene | |
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| 3rd Lord Mayor of Brisbane | |
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In office 11 May 1931 – 13 May 1934 |
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| Preceded by | Archibald Watson |
| Succeeded by | Alfred James Jones |
| Mayor of Wynnum | |
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In office 23 July 1921 – 1 October 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Greene |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 September 1876 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 7 October 1959 (aged 83) Brisbane, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Progress Party |
John William Greene (3 September 1876, Cardiff, Wales - 7 October 1959, Brisbane, Australia) was the Lord Mayor of Brisbane from 1931 to 1934.
He was a builder by trade, and built Moreton Bay College for his sister, Alice Jane Alison Greene. He fought and was seriously wounded as an artilleryman and tanker during the First World War.
He was the last Mayor of Wynnum before the 1925 amalgamation, and was the only one who was popularly elected. His brother Sam, was the first Mayor of Wynnum in 1913.
Prior to the formation of Brisbane City Council in 1925, the Brisbane area was split amongst many Cities, Towns and Shires, including the Town of Wynnum.
Greene was the last Mayor of Wynnum. Greene won the election for mayor, held on Saturday 23 July 1921, for a three-year term, winning with 1137 votes against four other candidates, many of whom would run against him in future elections. He was the first popularly elected Mayor of Wynnum, as previously only land owners could vote. Greene then successfully nominated for Mayor for 5 April 1924 elections. Greene was elected mayor with 1334 votes over his nearest rival's 1118 votes, with a third candidate getting 668 votes, for a term that would last less than a year before Wynnum was amalgamated into Brisbane. Mayor Greene was against the Town of Wynnum being included in a Greater Brisbane, but his wishes were denied.
Greene's brother Samuel Greene, a local builder and owner of the Star Theatre, was the inaugural Mayor of the Town of Wynnum in 1913 (after being elected an alderman in Ward 2) when it changed from being a Shire to a Town.
With the formation of Brisbane City Council, Wynnum Town Council was absorbed into the new Council representing Greater Brisbane. John Greene ran for the ward of Wynnum as an Independent. In a very competitive race between 4 candidates, Wynnum was won by William Dart, the United Party candidate on 1,333 votes to 1,298 for Greene, with Francis O'Driscoll on 1,115 votes, Joseph Curtis 650 votes, and George Hymer last on 229 votes. Dart was an incumbent alderman for Wynnum Town Council. The other candidates were not sitting aldermen, with two of them unsuccessful candidates in past election at Wynnum Town Council.
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