About Thomas Trood
Lived 1833 – 1916 (aged 83). Thomas Trood was a politician.
Thomas Trood (11 February 1833 – 23 March 1916) was an entrepreneur notable for acting as British Vice Consul in Samoa during the period it was annexed by Germany in 1900. Known colloquially as the "Grand Old Man of Samoa" for his long service in local affairs, he was commemorated in a set of the nation's postage stamps in 1968.
Biography Thomas Trood was born at Taunton, Somerset but emigrated with his family aged five to Sydney.
When it was discovered that writer Robert Louis Stevenson was buried on his land by mistake, Trood presented the land to the Stevenson family in perpetuity.
Thomas Trood died on 23 March 1916.
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