Thomas Ashworth

Thomas Ramsden Ashworth (5 December 1864 โ€“ 23 August 1935) was an Australian politician.

Thomas Ashworth
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Ovens
In office
1902โ€“1904
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ramsden Ashworth Junior[1]

(1864-12-05)5 December 1864[1]
Richmond, Victoria[1]
Died23 August 1935(1935-08-23) (aged 70)[1]
Fitzroy, Victoria[1]
Resting placeMelbourne General Cemetery[1]
Spouse(s)Emily Ashweek (1888-1922)
Marguerita Adele Young (1930-1935)
ProfessionArchitect

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]

References

  1. "Ashworth, Thomas Ramsden (1864โ€“1935)". Thomas Ramsden Ashworth. Retrieved 18 October 2011. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. "Ashworth, Thomas Ramsden". Parliament of Victoria. 1985. Retrieved 17 October 2011.


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