Thomas Rees (1844–1921) was a contractor and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1904.[1]
Thomas Rees was born on 9 September 1844 in Lydstep, South Pembrokeshire, Wales, the son of Evan Rees and his wife Elizabeth (née Thomas).[2][3]
Thomas Rees built the now heritage-listed St Pauls Presbyterian Church in Spring Hill from 1887 to 1889.[4] In 1892 he built the now heritage-listed Roman Catholic St Stephens School in Charlotte Street.[5]He built the now heritage-listed South East Queensland Water Board Building (R Martin & Co Building) at 41 Edward Street, Brisbane City from 1885 to 1886. He built the now heritage-listed Spencers Building at 45-51 Edward Street, Brisbane City from 1889 to 1890. In 1905 he built the now heritage-listed Woolloongabba Post Office(former) at 765 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba.
Thomas Rees died on 31 August 1921 at his home Lydstep in Coorparoo.[3][6] He was buried the same day in Balmoral Cemetery.[7]