Family background
Francis Meacle’s wife was the daughter of Paddington alderman Samuel Moore.
Community activity
Francis Meacle was a Justice of the Peace.
Local government service
Francis Meacle was elected during February 1906 general election and served until 1910. He was elected again in 1914 and served until 1916; he was mayor in 1909, 1910 and 1915.
References
The information about this alderman was compiled in collaboration with Woollahra Library and Information Service.
Sonder, Richard M 1980 (reprint), Paddington, its history, trade and industries 1860-1910: being a record of 50 years of civic government, Salux Pty. Ltd, Woollahra, NSW
‘Paddington’s Municipal Jubilee’, Australian Town and Country Journal, 20 April 1910, p. 23, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article264081504