Thomas Hogarth

Thomas Hogarth (8 September 1815 – 1 September 1893) was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia

History

Thomas Hogarth was born in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, and emigrated with his brother John to South Australia on the Delhi, arriving in December 1838.[1] He was for a time farming at the Black Forest with William Bowman and with Robert Patterson. He worked at roadmaking and flour-milling, then the manufacture of agricultural implements (and much later was involved with John Ridley in improvements to his reaper). His brother John died a few months after arriving in Australia.

He ran Strangways Springs station with his son-in-law John Warren MLC, then around 1850 began farming on the Gawler Plains, near Smithfield, South Australia.

He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1866 and was reelected when his term elapsed in 1873, finally retiring in 1885 when his second 12-year term expired.

He was a prominent supporter of the Gawler Agricultural Society and the Royal Agricultural Society and was appointed to the Diseases in Cereals Commission in 1867.

He died at his home, Blair Place, Smithfield.

Family

He married Jean Smith (ca.1820 – 2 February 1911);[2] among their five sons and three daughters were:

References

  1. "The Late Mr. Thomas Hogarth". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 5 September 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  2. "Family Notices.". The Chronicle (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 11 February 1911. p. 35. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. "Social and Personal". Bunyip (Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia). 9 January 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. "Largest Holding in the World". The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (SA: National Library of Australia). 12 July 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. "Family Notices.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 18 February 1864. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  6. "Editor's Notes". Bunyip (Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia). 7 January 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
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