Thomas Griffith (Australian politician)

Thomas Hunter Griffith (13 May 1842 – 15 August 1913)[1] was an Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Griffith was born in Santa Cruz, West Indies,[1] to Irish parents[2] Thomas Griffith (sugar planter) and Mary Anne, née Hunter.[1] He spent time in Ireland and returned to Santa Cruz to manage sugar plantations. He then arrived in Victoria in the 1860s and became a farmer. He was an alderman of Albury Council from 1886 to 1892 and mayor 1887 and 1891.[1]

Griffith was elected to the seat of Albury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 27 July 1898, holding it until 16 July 1904.[1] Griffith supported the Federation movement.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mr Thomas Hunter Griffith (1842–1913)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Personal and Social.". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (N.S.W.: National Library of Australia). 22 August 1913. p. 30. Retrieved 27 December 2014.


Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
John Wilkinson		 Member for Albury
1898–1904 		Succeeded by
Gordon McLaurin
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