Richard Southall

Richard Southall (1831 – 4 February 1909) was mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1888.

Personal life

Richard Southall was born in 1831 in Marylebone, London, England, the son of Richard Southall and Margaret (née Manay), and educated in London.

Richard married Janet Banks Guild, daughter of Robert Guild and Margaret (née McFarlane), at Hampstead in 1852. Leon Burguez was later to marry Richard Southall's daughter Adelaide Ellen in 1897.

Richard Southall died at his residence "Ellesmere", Merivale Street, South Brisbane on Thursday 4 February 1909 at Brisbane. He was buried in Toowong Cemetery.

Business life

Richard Southall was apprenticed to a building contractor in London, before entering into business on his own account.

Richard Southall built many important Queensland buildings, including the Queensland National Bank building in Queen Street, Brisbane. Finance Committee 1885, 1887 Legislative Committee 1886 Town Hall Committee 1886, 1887 Works Committee 1886 Health Committee 1886, 1887