John Thomson (Victorian politician)
Australian politician (1853–1917)
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John "Jack" Thomson (23 August 1853 – 3 August 1917) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]
WIlliam Watt
John Thomson | |
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| 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 |
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]