John Thomson (Victorian politician)
John Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Minister without office | |
| In office 8 January 1909 – 9 December 1913 | |
| Premier | John Murray WIlliam Watt |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Dundas | |
| In office 18 August 1892 – 1 November 1900 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Robinson |
| In office 1 November 1902 – 26 November 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Robinson |
| Succeeded by | William Kennedy Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 23, 1853 |
| Died | August 3, 1917 (aged 63) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Party | Commonwealth Liberal |
John "Jack" Thomson (23 August 1853 – 3 August 1917) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]
Biography
Thomson was born in Shelford, Victoria[1] and educated at Scotch College, Melbourne.[2]
He served as a councillor in the Shire of Dundas for fifteen years before being elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly at the 1892 Dundas colonial by-election for the Electoral district of Dundas following the death of Samuel Samuel.[2][3] He had previously stood for the seat at the 1892 colonial election.[3] He was defeated at the 1900 Victorian colonial election as part of the Ministerialist faction.[4] He was elected to the same seat at the 1902 Victorian state election.[5]
Throughout his second time in parliament, he served as Minister without portfolio in the Murray ministry and the First Watt ministry. He was a member of the Commonwealth Liberal Party.[6][7] He did not contest the 1914 Victorian state election.[8]
He married Christina Robertson in 1909.[2] He died on 3 August 1917 at 63 from heart disease.[9]
References
- ^ a b "John Thomson". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "THE LATE HON JOHN THOMSON". Hamilton Spectator. No. 9860. Victoria, Australia. 13 August 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 19 October 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY THE FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 20 APRIL 1892". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY THE FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 1 November 1900". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY THE FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 1 November 1902". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTRIES - 1st Watt Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Murray Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Carr, Adam. "VICTORIA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY THE FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT ELECTED 26 November 1914". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "John (Jack) Thomson (1853–1917)". Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2025.