In office 2 January 1837 (1837-01-02) – 5 June 1856 (1856-06-05)
Monarchs
William IV
Queen Victoria
Governor
Sir Richard Bourke
Sir George Gipps
Sir Charles FitzRoy
Sir William Denison
Preceded by
Alexander Macleay
Succeeded by
Stuart Donaldson
Chancellor of the University of Sydney
In office 1865–1878
Preceded by
Francis Merewether
Succeeded by
William Montagu Manning
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney
In office 1863–1865
Preceded by
Francis Merewether
Succeeded by
John Plunkett
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office 3 January 1837 (1837-01-03) – 16 July 1879 (1879-07-16)
Personal details
Born
(1800-06-01)1 June 1800 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
16 July 1879(1879-07-16) (aged 79) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education
Harrow School
Occupation
Government administrator, politician, university administrator
Awards
Companion of the Order of the Bath;
Knight Commander of St Michael and St George
Sir Edward Deas ThomsonKCMG, CB (1 June 1800 – 16 July 1879[1]) was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney.
^Mennell, Philip (1892). "Thomson, Hon. Sir Edward Deas" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
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