Edward Deas Thomson
Sir Edward Deas Thomson | |
|---|---|
Sir Edward Deas Thomson, ca. 1865 | |
| Colonial Secretary of New South Wales | |
| In office 2 January 1837 – 5 June 1856 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Governor | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Macleay |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Donaldson |
| Chancellor of the University of Sydney | |
| In office 1865–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Merewether |
| Succeeded by | William Montagu Manning |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney | |
| In office 1863–1865 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Merewether |
| Succeeded by | John Plunkett |
| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
| In office 3 January 1837 – 16 July 1879 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1800 |
| Died | 16 July 1879 (aged 79) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Occupation | Government administrator, politician, university administrator |
| Awards | |
Sir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG, CB (1 June 1800 – 16 July 1879[1]) was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Background and early career
Thomson was born at Edinburgh, Scotland. His tutor was Joseph Lowe.[2]
In Australia
Thomson also served as President of the Australian Club in Sydney. During his visit to England he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and in 1874 he was created a Knight Commander of St Michael and St George (KCMG)[3]
Personal life
Thomson married Anne Marie Bourke,[3] the second daughter of Governor Sir Richard Bourke,[1] who survived him with two sons and five daughters. His wife, a prominent activist, was one of the founding committee members for women and infant refuge Sydney Founding Institute,[4] now The Infants' Home Child and Family Services. One daughter, Elizabeth, was mother of Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham;[5] another, Susan Emmeline, married the politician-pastoralist William John Macleay,[6] while another Eglantine Julia, married the politician William Campbell.[7] His portrait is in the great hall of the University of Sydney.[8] Thomson died on 16 July 1879 in Sydney.[1][9]
See also
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Thomson River
- The Wool Road (New South Wales)
- Vincentia, New South Wales
References
- ^ a b c Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Foster, Stephen Glynn (1978). Colonial Improver: Edward Deas Thompson (1800–1879). Melbourne University Press. p. 5. ISBN 0522841368.
- ^ a b Osborne, M. E. "Thomson, Sir Edward Deas (1800–1879)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Foundling Institution". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. 9 August 1873. p. 168. Retrieved 28 November 2018 – via Trove.
- ^ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1999, p. 65,
- ^ Godden, Judith (2006). Lucy Osburn, a lady displaced: Florence Nightingale's envoy to Australia. Sydney: Sydney University Press. p. 285. ISBN 9781920898397.
- ^ "Mr William Robert Campbell (1838-1906)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Thomson, Edward Deas". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- ^ "Sir Edward Deas Thomson, KCMG, CB (1804-1859)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
External links
- Colonial Secretary's papers 1822-1877, State Library of Queensland- includes digitised letters written by Thomson to the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales