James Banford Thompson

James Banford Thompson (1832 18 November 1901) was an Irish-born Australian politician.

He was born in Fintona, County Tyrone, to postmaster William Thompson and Jane Jeffries. His family migrated to Australia around 1836. He worked as a licensed surveyor, and on 11 February 1861 married Margaret Catherine Carroll; they would have twelve children. In 1877 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Queanbeyan, serving until his resignation in 1881. He later worked as a government land valuer. Thompson died at Ryde in 1901.[1]

References

  1. "Mr James Banford Thompson (1832 - 1901)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
John Wright
Member for Queanbeyan
1877–1881
Succeeded by
Thomas Rutledge
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