Edward McGregor
Died 3 December 1939
Edward McGregor (4‑16‑17/18)
Edinburgh‑born Edward McGregor worked in the Queensland Railways for twenty years before purchasing the Grosvenor Hotel. A few years later he built the Lyceum Theatre, George Street, in 1909 which he ran until his death in 1939. McGregor spoke several languages and toured the world twice. He was a keen music lover and was patron of the Brisbane Municipal and Excelsior bands and Vice‑Patron of the Scottish and Curlew choirs.
Edward McGregor - The Telegraph, 4 Dec 1939. Edited.
The headstone of Edward McGregor and his wife, Mary Jane, shows Edward mourning the death of his wife who died 18 years before him.
Brisbane Municipal Concert Band marching in Brisbane, Queensland, 1909 - State Library of Queensland
Grosvenor Hotel, Brisbane, ca. 1929. The Grosvenor Hotel was built ca. 1882 for Alfred Alberton, on the western corner of George and Ann Streets, Brisbane. Previously a hotel existed on this site, which was known as the Volunteers Arms, and later as the Supreme Court. The Lyceum Theatre can be seen on the right of the photograph. - State Library of Queensland