Background
Leslie Gordon Corrie was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1859, the son of James Afleck Corrie of Kirkcudbright and Mary Campbell of Edinburgh.
Leslie Gordon Corrie was born in Hobart, Tasmania in 1859, the son of James Afleck Corrie of Kirkcudbright and Mary Campbell of Edinburgh.
A number of his architectural works are now heritage-listed. He worked as an architect, first in Hobart and then in Launceston. In 1886, he moved to Brisbane.
From 1898 to 1905, he was in partnership with G.H.M. Addison as Addison and Corrie.
At other times he had a solo practice. On 25 March 1899, Corrie married Christina Jane Macpherson at Street Thomas" Church, Enfield, Sydney.
Corrie served as an alderman on the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1901 to 1905 and was mayor in 1902 and 1903. During that time, he served on the following committees:
1901, 1903: Finance Committee
1901, 1904, 1905: Legislative Committee
1901: Concert Hall & Organ Committee
1901, 1902: Parks Committee
1901: Town Hall Committee
1901, 1902: Ferries Committee
1902, 1905: Committee
1905: Markets Committee
1902, 1903: Board of Waterworks
Corrie was interested in horticulture.
He was a fellow of the Linneas Society.
He was a president of the Queensland Acclimatisation Society. He was involved in introducing and trialling many fruits and plants into Queensland. He is credited with the introduction of the custard apple.
Corrie died in Brisbane on 2 August 1918.
He was buried in Toowong Cemetery on 3 August 1918.
He was a founding member of the Queensland Institute of Architects in 1887, and was the vice president of the Institute in 1901.