Thomas King (Australian politician)

Thomas King (14 February 1833 – 20 November 1886) was a politician in colonial South Australia, Minister of Education from 1878 to 1881.[1]

Thomas King
Thomas King as Minister for Education
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Sturt
In office
10 April 1876 (1876-04-10)  7 April 1881 (1881-04-07)
Serving with William Townsend
Preceded bySamuel Way
Succeeded byJosiah Symon
In office
13 November 1882 (1882-11-13)  6 July 1885 (1885-07-06)
Serving with Josiah Symon
Preceded byWilliam Townsend
Succeeded bySamuel Dening Glyde
Minister for Education
In office
7 October 1878 (1878-10-07)  10 March 1881 (1881-03-10)
PremierWilliam Morgan
Preceded byRowland Rees
Succeeded byMartin Basedow
Personal details
Born(1833-02-14)14 February 1833
Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England
Died20 November 1886(1886-11-20) (aged 53)
Bayswater, England

King was born at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England on 14 February 1833. He was the son of William King who migrated to Adelaide in 1852.[2] He was for many years a member of the firm of Barrow & King, proprietors of the South Australian Advertiser, Chronicle, and Express.[3] King represented Sturt in the South Australian House of Assembly from 10 April 1876 to 7 April 1881, and from 13 November 1882 to 6 July 1885, and was Minister of Education in the William Morgan Ministry from 7 October 1878 to 10 March 1881.[1]

Having come to England as one of the South Australian commissioners to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held at South Kensington in 1886, he died at Bayswater, England, on 20 November of that year. [3]

See also

  • Hundred of King

References

  1. "Thomas King". Former Member of Parliament Details. Parliament of South Australia.
  2. "King, Thomas (1833–1886)". Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Mennell, Philip (1892). "King, Thomas" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co via Wikisource.
South Australian House of Assembly
Preceded by
Samuel Way
Member for Sturt
1876–1881
Served alongside: William Townsend
Succeeded by
Josiah Symon
Preceded by
William Townsend
Member for Sturt
1882–1885
Served alongside: Josiah Symon
Succeeded by
Samuel Dening Glyde
Political offices
Preceded by
Rowland Rees
Minister for Education in South Australia
1878–1881
Succeeded by
Martin Basedow
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