Sir Samuel Gillott
Politician
29 October 1838 - 29th June 1913

The scandal of Sir Samuel Gillott's involvement with the notorious Madame Brussels can be heard on the White Hat Tours' Walking Tour of Melbourne Cemetery (Australia).

The imposing tomb of Sir Samuel Gillott, Melbourne's first Lord Mayor, with its weeping woman give no clue as to the scandal which surrounded his leaving office.

	SIR SAMUEL GILLOTT DIED AT SHEFFIELD ENGLAND 29TH JUNE 1913 IN HIS 75TH YEAR AT REST LADY ELIZABETH GILLOTT DIED AT MELBOURNE 16TH AUGUST 1922 IN HER 81ST YEAR RE-UNITED
The grave of Sir Samuel Gillott in Melbourne General Cemetery

The life-size sculpture of a weeping woman at the base of the memorial was produced by the sculptor C.Webb Gilbert. He also produced the statue of Flinders outside St. Paul's Cathedral, The Wheel of Life in the Womens Garden, and a statue of Psyche in the Ballarat Art Gallery.

Visit this grave on White Hat Tours' highly entertaining and informative Tour of Melbourne Cemetery.

Recommended reading:

• Power Without Glory in which a thinly veiled portrayal of Gillott appears under the name 'Soapy Sam'.

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