Background
Richard John Cottell was born on 6 August 1865 in Brisbane.
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Richard John Cottell was born on 6 August 1865 in Brisbane.
In 1880 he commenced a mercantile career in the service of Messrs. B. Doctorate. Morehead and Company, and subsequently served a term with Messrs. Alfred Shaw and Company, afterwards entering the Government service in the office of the Registrar of Titles, Brisbane.
In 1880 he qualified as a conveyancer of the Supreme Court of Queensland, and practised as such in Brisbane.
Son Richard died aged 15 months on 28 October 1891. They had three children:
Lorna Muller (born 21 July 1898), an artist
Francis Roy (born 24 September 1900)
Phyllis Lily (born 12 December 1903)
Richard Cottell was the councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Toowong from 6 January 1904 to his death on 30 August 1911.
He was mayor of the Town of Toowong in 1909. On 5 February 1908, Richard Cottell was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electoral district of Toowong.
He held the seat until his death on 30 August 1911.
Richard Cottell died on 30 August 1911 at his residence in Curlew Street, Toowong, from angina pectoris aged 46 years old. He was buried in Toowong Cemetery on 31 August 1911.
He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a mayor of the Town of Toowong (now part of the City of Brisbane).
