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alexander mayes in 1917 . 1941 scotland largo , fifeshire , scotland 1859 statelibqld 1 65799 alexander mayes.jpg alexander mayes
 alexander mayes politician builder
alexander mayes

alexander mayes -lrb- 1859-1941 -rrb- was a builder and politician who was mayor of toowoomba , queensland in 1896 , 1903 , and 1917 .
born in largo in fifeshire , scotland in 1859 , he moved to toowoomba in june 1886 at the age of 26 .
he spent 35 years in toowoomba , becoming a prominent builder and being active in local politics .
he left toowoomba in 1922 for new south wales , and returned to scotland in 1926 , where he died in 1941 .
