Thomas Brimage
Thomas Frederick Outridge Brimage (23 July 1866 – 25 May 1915) was an Australian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1900 to 1912. He was prominent in mining circles on the Eastern Goldfields before entering politics.
Thomas Brimage | |
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Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
In office 5 September 1900 – 21 May 1906 | |
Preceded by | None (new seat) |
Succeeded by | John Glowrey |
Constituency | South Province |
In office 22 May 1906 – 21 May 1912 | |
Preceded by | Charles Sommers |
Succeeded by | Dick Ardagh |
Constituency | North-East Province |
Personal details | |
Born | Ratcliff, London, England | 23 July 1866
Died | 25 May 1915 48) Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia | (aged
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Early life
Brimage was born in Ratcliff, London, England, to Emma (née Atkinson) and Thomas Brimage. He moved to Port Pirie, South Australia, as a small child, where his father became the harbour master. After leaving school, Brimage completed an engineering apprenticeship with South Australian Railways, and was then employed as a mechanical draughtsman. He moved to Western Australia in 1894, during the gold rush, and initially set up as a consulting engineer in Coolgardie. Brimage later moved to Kalgoorlie and established himself as a land agent and sharebroker. He became general manager of one major mine and a consulting engineer on several smaller ones, and also pegged out several mining claims of his own.[1]
Politics and later life
In 1896, Brimage was elected to the East Coolgardie Road Board (renamed the Kalgoorlie Road Board in 1897). He served until 1899, including as chairman for a period. Brimage entered parliament at the 1900 Legislative Council election, winning a six-year term as one of three members for the new South Province. He transferred to North-East Province at the 1906 election, but was defeated in his bid for re-election in 1912, losing to Hal Colebatch (a future premier) in East Province. After leaving politics, Brimage worked as a hotelkeeper, living for periods in Kojonup, Katanning, Northam, and Narrogin.[2] He died in Narrogin in May 1915, aged 48, after a long illness.[3] He had married Marie Louise Reynolds in 1896, with whom he had four children.[1]
References
- Thomas Frederick Outridge Brimage – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- "MR. T. F. BRIMAGE ILL", Sunday Times, 23 May 1915.
- "T. F. O. BRIMAGE", Narrogin Observer and Williams District Representative, 29 May 1915.