Thomas Price (Queensland politician)
Thomas Price (1840–1906) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1] Price was the member for the Electoral District of Wide Bay from November 1878 to September 1883.
Thomas Price | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay | |
| In office 23 Nov 1878 – 7 Sep 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Henry King |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Mellor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Price 1840 Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England |
| Died | 4 April 1906 (aged 65 or 66) Albion, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Grice (m.1870 d.1933) |
| Occupation | Builder |
Personal life
He was born in 1840 in Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England to Thomas Price and Elizabeth (née Banter). He died on 4 April 1906 in Albion, Brisbane, Queensland. He married Elizabeth Grice (died 1933)[2] on 27 December 1870, and had 4 sons and 3 daughters.
Price was a builder and contractor who acquired a Tiaro grazing property in 1890.
According to an article in the Melbourne Age he was fined 40 shillings for drunkenness and disturbing the services of the salvation army.[3]
References
- "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- "Queensland". The Age. 19 September 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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