Thomas Proe

Thomas Proe
Thomas Proe in his mayoral robes - 1905
30th Mayor of Brisbane
In office 1901–1901
Preceded by	James Robinson
Succeeded by	Leslie Corrie
In office 1905–1905
Preceded by	Thomas Rees
Succeeded by	John Crase
Personal details
Born	Thomas Proe 1852 Wigan, Lancashire, England
Died	17 December 1922 (aged 69 or 70) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	English Australian
Spouse(s)	Mary Strasburg (m.1881 d.1924)
Occupation	Engineer, Publican

Thomas Proe (1852–1922) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Thomas Proe was born in 1852 at Wigan, Lancashire, England, the son of Thomas Proe and Jane Beckman.

He came to Queensland in 1876 and married Mary Strasburg (daughter of Frederick Strasburg and Frederica Mundt) in Brisbane in 1881. They had seven children:

Proe died on 17 December 1922 at his residence "Wyralla", Mark street, New Farm, aged 71 years. He is buried in Toowong Cemetery. His wife died in 1924 and is buried with him.

Thomas Proe trained as an engineer in England, but in Brisbane he became a publican. He owned the Osborne Hotel and later Royal George Hotel, Ann Street, Fortitude Valley.

Thomas Proe was served as an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1895 to 1905. He was mayor of the Brisbane Municipal Council in 1901 and again in 1905 as mayor of the Brisbane City Council (Brisbane having become a city in 1903). His service to the council, included

During his term as mayor, Brisbane was in 1901 visited by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary). In recognition of his work for that occasion, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 15 May 1901.