James Thomson (c.1797 – 23 March 1859) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.[1]
Early life edit
Thomson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of John Thomson, a watchmaker, and Anne, née Young.[1]
Colonial Australia edit
Thomson arrived in Hobart in January 1823 and the Port Phillip District around 1840.[1] On 14 June 1853 Thomson was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth.[2] Thomson held this position until resigning in February 1854.[1]
Thomson died near Port Fairy, Victoria on 23 March 1859, he had married Elizabeth Glen Boynton in 1856.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "James Thomson". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 19 July 2014.