John Thorn (12 December 1847 – 30 April 1896) was a politician in

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, Australia. He was a

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Early life

John Thorn was born on 12 December 1847 at Ipswich, Queensland, the son of

George Thorn (senior) George Thorn (senior) (11 April 1806 – 28 April 1876) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was known as the ''"father of Ipswich"'' for his contributions to establishing tha ...

, a

, and his wife Jane (née Handcock). He was educated at

Ipswich Grammar School , motto_translation = Work and Honour , address = Darling Street , city = Ipswich , state = Queensland , postcode = 4305 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent, single-sex, day & boa ...

. He married Frances Augusta March, on 3 February 1875 in Sydney. The couple had 5 sons and 2 daughters.

Politics

His brother

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had represented the seat of Fassifern in the

Queensland Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembly h ...

until he resigned on 9 January 1874 to be appointed to the

Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...

on that day. John Thorn won the resulting by-election in Fassifern on 24 January 1874. He held the seat until he resigned on 12 March 1878. His resignation was due to his being a partner in the firm Annear & Co, who had been the successful tenderers for a contract to build the railway line from Gympie to Maryborough.

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won the resulting by-election on 9 April 1878.

Later life

John Thorn died on 30 April 1896 at

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and was buried in

Toowong Cemetery Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest ceme ...

.Thorn John
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 16 January 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorn, John Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1847 births 1896 deaths Burials at Toowong Cemetery 19th-century Australian politicians

Early life

Politics

Later life

See also

References