Thomas York
Politician and stock and station agent in New South Wales, Australia
About Thomas York
Lived 1850 – 1910 (aged 60). Thomas York was a politician and stock and station agent.
Thomas Henry York (25 June 1850 – 18 August 1910) was an Australian politician.
Biography He was born on the Snowy River near Monaro to pastoralist Henry York and Mary Murphy. He worked as a cattle buyer and butcher before moving to Wellington in 1882 to become a stock and station agent. On 8 June 1882 he married Frances Hughes, with whom he had five children. He served as a Wellington alderman and as mayor in 1886. In 1891 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist member for Wellington, but he was defeated in 1894. York died in Sydney in 1910.
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Politician and stock and station agent in New South Wales, Australia
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Thomas York was born on 25 June 1850 in Monaro.
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Thomas York died on 18 August 1910 in Sydney.
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Thomas York was a politician and stock and station agent.
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