James Banford Thompson (1832 – 18 November 1901) was an Irish-born politician, surveyor and land valuer in New South Wales, Australia.
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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]
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.