Thomas Ashworth
Australian politician
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Thomas Ramsden Ashworth (5 December 1864 – 23 August 1935) was an Australian politician.
Marguerita Adele Young (1930-1935)
Thomas Ashworth | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Victorian Parliament for Ovens | |
| In office 1902–1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Ramsden Ashworth Junior[1] 5 December 1864[1] |
| Died | 23 August 1935 (aged 70)[1] |
| Resting place | Melbourne General Cemetery[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Ashweek (1888-1922) Marguerita Adele Young (1930-1935) |
| Profession | Architect |
Born in Richmond to medical practitioner Thomas Ramsden Ashworth and Mary Jane Leeson, his family moved to Bombala in New South Wales when he was a child but returned to Melbourne after his father's death in 1876. He spent four years at sea before taking various jobs as a carpenter, builder, architect and estate agent. In 1888 he married Emily Ashweek; later, in 1894, he married Marguerite Adele Young. He was President of the Victorian Free Trade Association from 1898 to 1902 and a South Melbourne City Councillor from 1895 to 1898. From 1902 to 1904 he was the member for Ovens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Ashworth died in 1935 in Fitzroy.[2][1]
