About James Thomson
Born 1797. James Thomson was an Australian politician.
James Thomson (c.1797 – 23 March 1859) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
Colonial Australia Thomson arrived in Hobart in January 1823 and the Port Phillip District around 1840. Thomson held this position until resigning in February 1854.
Thomson died near Port Fairy, Victoria on 23 March 1859, he had married Elizabeth Glen Boynton in 1856.
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Who was James Thomson?
Australian pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria
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James Thomson was born in 1797.
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James Thomson was a politician.
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· DBpedia: James Thomson (Victorian politician)
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