Thomas Reynolds (Australian politician)
Thomas Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Premier of South Australia | |
| In office 9 May 1860 – 8 October 1861 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Richard MacDonnell |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Hanson |
| Succeeded by | George Waterhouse |
| Treasurer of South Australia | |
| In office 13 October 1868 – 3 November 1868 | |
| Premier | Sir Henry Ayers |
| Preceded by | Neville Blyth |
| Succeeded by | Henry Kent Hughes |
| In office 3 May 1867 – 24 September 1868 | |
| Premier | Sir Henry Ayers |
| Preceded by | Walter Duffield |
| Succeeded by | Neville Blyth |
| In office 22 March 1865 – 20 September 1865 | |
| Premier | Francis Dutton |
| Preceded by | John Hart |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Blyth |
| In office 17 October 1861 – 19 February 1862 | |
| Premier | George Waterhouse |
| Preceded by | Sir Arthur Blyth |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Blyth |
| In office 9 May 1860 – 8 October 1861 | |
| Premier | himself |
| Preceded by | B. T. Finniss |
| Succeeded by | Sir Arthur Blyth |
| Commissioner of Public Works | |
| In office 30 September 1857 – 12 June 1858 | |
| Premier | Richard Hanson |
| Preceded by | Samuel Davenport |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Blyth |
| Member of the Parliament of South Australia | |
| In office 14 December 1871 – 28 August 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Lindsay |
| Constituency | Encounter Bay |
| In office 5 November 1864 – 27 March 1870 | |
| Preceded by | William Bakewell |
| Succeeded by | David Murray |
| Constituency | East Adelaide |
| In office 2 May 1862 – 9 November 1862 | |
| Preceded by | J.M. Solomon |
| Succeeded by | seat abolished |
| Constituency | City Of Adelaide |
| In office 2 July 1854 – 17 February 1862 | |
| Constituency | Legislative Council (1854–1857) Sturt (1857–1860) City Of Adelaide (1860–1862) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1818 |
| Died | 25 February 1875 (aged 57) |
| Spouse | Anne Litchfield |
Thomas Reynolds (27 January 1818 – 25 February 1875) was the fifth Premier of South Australia, serving from 9 May 1860 to 8 October 1861.[1] He served five non-continuous terms as Treasurer.
The brother had died by the time Thomas Reynolds arrived.
Reynolds became an alderman in the Adelaide City Council in 1854, succeeding William Paxton, but soon resigned to enter the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council. In 1857 he was elected for Sturt in the first South Australian House of Assembly, a seat he held until 12 March 1860.[1] From September 1857 to June 1858 he was commissioner of public works in the Hanson ministry. On 13 March 1860, Reynolds changed seats to City of Adelaide and on 9 May 1860 he became Premier and Treasurer of South Australia.[1]
Reynolds resigned as premier and treasurer on 8 October 1861.[1] Reynolds represented East Adelaide from 5 November 1864 to 27 March 1870 and Encounter Bay from 14 December 1871 to 2 February 1872 and 29 February 1872 to 28 August 1873.[1]
Some years earlier his interest in the Northern Territory had been stimulated by reports from his nephew, Frederick Henry Litchfield. .
The SS Gothenburg which was wrecked in a tropical cyclone near the Great Barrier Reef on 24 February 1875, and he was drowned. He was married to Anne Litchfield, and had two sons. Anne died in the same shipwreck.
Long associated with the total abstinence (temperance) movement in Adelaide, Reynolds was known as "Teapot Tommy".
Sources
- Gordon D. Combe, 'Reynolds, Thomas (1818–1875)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 6, Melbourne University Press, 1976, pp 23–24.
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Reynolds, Thomas". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- Reynolds, Thomas: Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Reynolds, Thomas Australian Dictionary of Biography
References
- ^ a b c d e "Hon Thomas Reynolds". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
External links
- The South Australian Register and The South Australian Advertiser, 8 March 1875
- Hodder, E., The History of South Australia
- Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.