For the Canadian ornithologist and businessman, see Thomas McIlwraith (ornithologist).
The Honourable
Sir Thomas McIlwraith
KCMG
8th Premier of Queensland
In office 21 January 1879 (1879-01-21) – 13 November 1883 (1883-11-13)
Preceded by
John Douglas
Succeeded by
Samuel Griffith
Constituency
Mulgrave
In office 13 June 1888 (1888-06-13) – 30 November 1888 (1888-11-30)
Preceded by
Samuel Griffith
Succeeded by
Boyd Dunlop Morehead
Constituency
Brisbane North
In office 27 March 1893 (1893-03-27) – 27 October 1893 (1893-10-27)
Preceded by
Sir Samuel Griffith
Succeeded by
Hugh Nelson
Constituency
Brisbane North
11th Treasurer of Queensland
In office 21 January 1879 (1879-01-21) – 5 January 1882 (1882-01-05)
Preceded by
James Dickson
Succeeded by
Archibald Archer
Constituency
Mulgrave
In office 13 June 1888 (1888-06-13) – 30 November 1888 (1888-11-30)
Preceded by
Samuel Griffith
Succeeded by
William Pattison
Constituency
Brisbane North
In office 12 August 1890 (1890-08-12) – 27 March 1893 (1893-03-27)
Preceded by
John Donaldson
Succeeded by
Hugh Nelson
Constituency
Brisbane North
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego
In office 5 January 1870 (1870-01-05) – 8 August 1871 (1871-08-08)
Preceded by
Arthur Hodgson
Succeeded by
Archibald Buchanan
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maranoa
In office 25 November 1873 (1873-11-25) – 20 November 1878 (1878-11-20)
Preceded by
William Miles
Succeeded by
James Lalor
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mulgrave
In office 21 November 1878 (1878-11-21) – 5 June 1886 (1886-06-05)
Preceded by
Walter Scott
Succeeded by
Walter Adams
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane North
In office 5 May 1888 (1888-05-05) – 21 March 1896 (1896-03-21)
Serving with Samuel Griffith, John Kingsbury, Robert Fraser
Preceded by
New seat
Succeeded by
Thomas MacDonald-Paterson
Personal details
Born
(1835-05-17)17 May 1835 Ayr, Scotland
Died
17 July 1900(1900-07-17) (aged 65) London, England
Political party
Ministerialist
Spouse(s)
Margaret Whannell (1863–1877) Harriette Ann Mosman (1879–1900)
Sir Thomas McIlwraithKCMG (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most politicians of his era, McIlwraith was an influential businessman, who combined his parliamentary career with a prosperous involvement in the pastoral industry.
Sir ThomasMcIlwraith KCMG (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland...
McIlwraith or Mcilwraith is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alan Mcilwraith (born 1978), Scottish fraudster Andrew McIlwraith (1844–1932)...
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values) in 1879. His great enemy was the conservative leader Sir ThomasMcIlwraith, whom he accused (correctly) of corruption. Griffith had had a distinguished...
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Kinsmen at War (1927). McIlwraith was born in 1858 in Hamilton, Canada West. Her parents were Mary Park and ThomasMcIlwraith, a noted ornithologist....
colony to escape his creditors in 1890, and Queensland Premier Sir ThomasMcIlwraith was notoriously corrupt. The rise of Labor forced the colonies to...
for several centuries after these initial encounters. In 1883 Sir ThomasMcIlwraith, the Premier of Queensland, ordered Henry Chester (1832–1914), the...
trade were of commercial significance. The Queensland Premier, Sir ThomasMcIlwraith who led a political party "considered to represent the interests of...
violence and neglect. In April 1883, the Premier of Queensland, ThomasMcIlwraith attempted to annex New Guinea to be part of Queensland. This was rejected...
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original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved November 25, 2020. Nina Brown; ThomasMcIlwraith; Laura Tubelle de González (2020). "Doing Fieldwork: Methods in Cultural...
– Josef Hyrtl, Austrian anatomist and biologist (b. 1810) 1900 – ThomasMcIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (b. 1835)...
along the Brisbane River in 1881. In 1883, Queensland Premier Sir ThomasMcIlwraith annexes Papua (later repudiated by British government). On 2 June...
Parkes travelled north to Brisbane and met with Griffith and Sir ThomasMcIlwraith. On the return journey, he stopped just south of the colonial border...
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