Thomas Herbert Power (29 July 1802 – 28 November 1873) was an auctioneer, pastoral agent and politician in colonial
Victoria (Australia)
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, a member of the
Victorian Legislative Council
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.
Power was born in
Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the so ...
in
County Tipperary
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, Ireland.
[ His parents were David Power, a merchant, and Bridget, ''née'' Higgins. Power emigrated to the ]Port Phillip District
The Port Phillip District was an administrative division of the Colony of New South Wales from 9 September 1836 until 1 July 1851, when it was separated from New South Wales and became the Colony of Victoria.
In September 1836, NSW Colonial Sec ...
in 1839 via Launceston, Tasmania
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.[ He was an auctioneer in ]Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
from 1839 to 1843 and again in 1846; he was also a squatter in Boroondara in the early 1840s.[
Power was elected to the Southern Province of the new Legislative Council in November 1856, a seat he held until 1 September 1864.][
Power was a director of the ]National Bank of Australasia
The National Bank of Australasia was a bank based in Melbourne. It was established in 1858, and in 1982 merged with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney to form National Australia Bank.
History
In 1858, Alexander Gibb, a Melbourne gentlema ...
in 1860–1866 and a commissioner of the Savings Bank of Victoria.[ He died in ]Hawthorn, Victoria
Hawthorn is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Hawthorn recorded a population of 22,322 at the 2021 census.
Glenferrie ...
on 28 November 1873. He was married to Mary Sophia Blurton, there was at least one child, a son Robert.[
]
References
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1802 births
1873 deaths
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Irish emigrants to colonial Australia
People from County Tipperary
19th-century Australian politicians