Global InformationTollemache Heriot Eslick information
Tollemache Heriot Eslick | |
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 Eslick in 1912 | |
| Born | 23 May 1877 Great Britain |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | T. S. Eslick Thomas Henry Eslick |
| Occupation | Amusement park engineer |
| Known for | Designer of the La Monica Ballroom, USA, and Cloudland Ballroom, Australia; Twice-bankrupt |
| Spouse(s) | First wife (her death, 1924) Florence |
| Children | Inez Eslick Esme Eslick Charles Theile (step-son, second marriage) |
Tollemache Heriot Eslick (1877–?), more commonly known as T. H. Eslick, who also used the name Thomas Henry Eslick, was a twice-bankrupt showman, prone to exaggeration, who indicated he was an English-born construction engineer specialising in amusement parks and ballrooms. He was given to be a 'bluff and good natured Cornishman with a hearty sense of humour and a ready wit', taller than 6 feet (1.8 m), and of good health.[1] Not much has been independently written of Eslick, and much information derived from newspaper interviews – the entrepreneur indicating in 1914 he was born in India,[2] contrasting with his usual stated English origins.
- ^ "Who is this man ESLICK?". The Telegraph (Brisbane). Queensland, Australia. 23 March 1938. p. 6 (City Final Last Minute News). Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A designer of amusement". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXIX, no. 21, 086. South Australia. 11 June 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.