Thomas Rutledge (1817-1904)

Thomas Rutledge (1817 – 23 November 1904) was an Irish-born Australian politician.

This article is about the NSW MLA for Queanbeyan 1881–1882. For the MLA for Goulburn 1920–1925, see Thomas Lloyd Forster Rutledge.

He was born at Ballynagdine in County Cavan to landowner James Rutledge and Martha Foster. In 1841 he migrated to New South Wales to Carwoola Station, owned by his brother William Rutledge, and purchased it off his brother not long after. He subsequently acquired several other pastoral properties, which he handed down to his sons over time. He became a Justice of the Peace in 1857 and was a magistrate for many years. He was also involved in horse racing, and owned Yattendon, the winner of the 1886 Sydney Cup.[1][2]

He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in an 1881 by-election, but retired at the general election in 1882 for health reasons and temporarily went to England in an attempt to recover.[1][2][3]

Rutledge was ill for some years prior to his death. Rutledge died at Carwoola Homestead in 1904 from what was attributed as "senile decay" and was buried in the graveyard of St. Thomas' Church of England at Carwoola.[1][3][4][5]

References

1. "Mr Thomas Rutledge (1817-1904)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
2. "QUEANBEYAN". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. New South Wales, Australia. 29 November 1904. p. 4. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Trove.
3. "AN OLD IDENTITY". The Queanbeyan Age. New South Wales, Australia. 25 November 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Trove.
4. "Obituary". Goulburn Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 25 November 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Trove.
5. "Funeral of the Late Mr. T. Rutledge, J.P." The Queanbeyan Age. New South Wales, Australia. 29 November 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2020 – via Trove.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by James Thompson	Member for Queanbeyan 1881–1882	Succeeded by George De Salis