John Blackley (6 Jan 1862 - 10 Mar 1952) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Biography
Blackley was born in Scotland, and came to Australia as a young man. Settling in Maryborough, he went into business manufacturing aerated water.
In 1883 he married Elizabeth Andrew (died 1942) and together had three sons and two daughters. He died in Maryborough in March 1952 and his funeral proceeded from St Stephens Presbyterian Church to the Maryborough Cemetery.
Public career
Blackley started off in politics as an alderman on the Maryborough City Council between 1915 and 1922 and for part of that time he was the city's Mayor.
