James Banford Thompson
James Banford Thompson (1832 – 18 November 1901) was an Irish-born politician, surveyor and land valuer in New South Wales, Australia.
He was born in Fintona, County Tyrone, to postmaster William Thompson and Jane née Jeffries. His date of birth is uncertain: his parliamentary biography lists him as born in 1832,[1] which would make him aged 68–69 at his death, while the notice of his death lists his age as 72,[2] which would mean he was born in 1828 or 1829. 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,[1] to accept an appointment as a railway land valuer.[3] He was made bankrupt in 1884.[4][5]
Thompson died at Ryde in 1901.[1][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Mr James Banford Thompson (1832-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Family Notices: James Banford Thomson". The Daily Telegraph. 19 November 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Appointment J B Thompson to be Railway Land Valuator". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 4 February 1881. p. 758. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "In the insolvent estate of James Banford Thompson". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 404. 12 August 1884. p. 5499. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Notice of application for discharge certificate". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 588. 12 November 1884. p. 7613. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Death: Mr James Banford Thompson". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate. 23 November 1901. p. 10. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.