James Thomson (Victorian politician)

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

Thomson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of John Thomson, a watchmaker, and Anne, née Young.[1]

Colonial Australia

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

1. "Thomson, James". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
2. Labilliere, Francis Peter (1878). "Early History of the Colony of Victoria". Retrieved 19 July 2014.