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Matthew LANG

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Matthew LANG (1830 - 1893) Robert LANG (1833 - ) John LANG (1835 - ) James LANG (1838 - 1875) William LANG (1841 - )	Matthew LANG + Margaret LOU(N)DON (1806 - )

+. Margaret LOU(N)DON (1806 - )

Near Relatives of Matthew LANG
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	Matthew LANG
Spouse/Partner	Margaret LOU(N)DON	1806	Airdrie, Lanark, Scotland
Son	Matthew LANG	1830	Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1893	Moorabin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	63
Son	Robert LANG	1833	Airdrie, Lanark, Scotland
Son	John LANG	1835
Son	James LANG	1838		1875	Victoria, Australia	37
Son	William LANG	1841	Airdrie, Lanark, Scotland
Daughter in Law	Jane Jean (Jessie) SCOTT	abt 1835	Girvan, Ayr, Scotland	1907	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	72
Grandson	Matthew LANG	1859	Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia	1886	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	27
Grandson	William Henry LANG	1859		1860	Prahan, Victoria, Australia	1
Grandson	Alexander Scott LANG	1860	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia	1932	Sandringham, Victoria, Australia	72
Granddaughter	Margaret Cathcart LANG	1862	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia	1874	Victoria, Australia	12
Granddaughter	Jane (Jeannie) Cathcart LANG	1864	Kew, Victoria, Australia	1930	Victoria, Australia	66
Granddaughter	Anne Hason (Mason)LANG	1866	Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1909	Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia	43
Granddaughter	Roberta (Bertha) LANG	abt 1867	Victoria, Australia	1939	Victoria, Australia	72
Grandson	John LANG	1870	Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1877	Victoria, Australia	7
Granddaughter	Jessie LANG	1875	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	1894	Sandringham, Victoria, Australia	19
Grandson	Stanley LANG	aft 1876

Events in Matthew LANG's life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1830		Birth of son Matthew LANG	Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Note 1
1833		Birth of son Robert LANG	Airdrie, Lanark, Scotland	Census info
1835		Birth of son John LANG		Ancestry tree
1838		Birth of son James LANG
1841		Birth of son William LANG	Airdrie, Lanark, Scotland	Census info
1875		Death of son James LANG (aged 37)	Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1893		Death of son Matthew LANG (aged 63)	Moorabin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52

Note 1: Obit Matthew Lang in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name: Matthew Lang Gender: Male Birth Date: 06 May 1830 Baptism Date: 23 May 1830 Baptism Place: , New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland Father: Matthew Lang Mother: Margaret Louden FHL Film Number: 1066600 Reference ID: - 2:16KVD0T

Note 2: James Lang in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: James Lang Birth Year: abt 1838 Age: 37 Death Place: Victoria Father's Name: Matthew Mother's Name: Margaret Loudon Registration Year: 1875 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 11915

Note 3: Mat Lang in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Mat Lang [Matthew Lang] Birth Year: abt 1830 Age: 63 Death Place: Sandringham, Victoria Father's Name: Mat Mother's Name: Margt Loudon Registration Year: 1893 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 3700 Mount Alexander Mail (Victoria) 4 March 1893 MR MATTHEW LANG. The announcement of the death of Mr Mat thew Lang, M.L.O., who recently filled the mayoral chair of Melbourne for three successive years, has caused a general feeling of sincere regret. Mr Lang was born at the little town of Aidrie, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the year 1830; and next May would have been 63 years of age He received his schooling in the town of his birth, and at a comparatively early age he was sent to Liverpool, where he entered the em ploy of Mackie, Gladstone and Co., wine and spirits merchants. In 1853 he had so gained the confidence of his employers that he was sent to Melbourne to act as agent for the firm. He took premises on the spot now occupied by the Em pire buildings, Collins-street, and within two years of his arrival made arrangements by which he acquired the business for himself... He re mained in Collins-street until about six years ago, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Mr Alex. Scott, when he sold the premises to Mr C. H. James and removed to Market-street. At an early period in the history of the colony Mr Lang took a deep interest in commercial pur suits. Many years ago he joined the board of the National Mutual Life Association, and at the time of his death he was in addition a director of the Commercial Bank, the National Fire In surance Company, the Equity Trustees, Carlton Brewery Company and Gilllespie Bros., Limited. He also possessed an extensive station property at Mount Poole, In the north-west of New South Wales. It was at this place that Sturt, (the ex plorer, formed his historic , depot nearly half a century ago , when hemmed in by a terrible drought. It was only after long and persistant persuasion on the part of his friends that Mr Lang was induced to enter public life. Though warmhearted and generous, even lavish, in his hospitality, he had a singularly retiring disposi tion and held his worth in modest estimation. In 1876, however, he was induced to offer him self for a seat in the City Council, rendered vacant by the retirement of Cr Gatehouse, and in May of that year he was returned for Albert Ward. In 1878 he retired in order to visit Scot land. Eleven years later he re-entered the City Council, succeeding the late Mr John Wilks as representative of Lonsdale'Ward on 19th Feb ruary, 1889. In October of the same, year he was elected mayor of the city, and was re-elected to that position in the two succeeding years,: until last October of the same year he was elected mayor of the city, and was re-elected to that position in the two succeeding years, until last October, when he was succeeded by Cr Snowden, the present occupant of the position. Having once entered public life his services were much sought after, and honours in the shape of public trusts fell upon him fast. Three years ago he was elected by the merchants and traders of Mel-- bourne as one of their representatives on the Harbour Trust, and a year later the City Coun cil sent him as one of their commissioners on the. Metropolitan Board of Works. The crowning honour of his public career was attained a few months ago, when the electors of the South Yarra Province returned him unopposed to the Legislative Council to succeed the late Sir James MacBain. All these varied public positions were (says the ' Age ') filled with ability, and a scrupulous honesty of purpose. During his term as Mayor Mr Lang was called upon to exercise discretion and firmness in dealing with the troubles attending the great maritime strike, and he then showed that under a mild exterior he possessed a resolute will. It was in his pri vate life that he was seen at his best. His hos- pitality was unlimited, and the unobtrusive; charity that he dispensed is said by those best qualified to know to have been of the most

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