Thomas Wilde Boothby (9 December 1839 – 19 June 1885), This reference, alone, spells his middle (preferred) name "Wylde". generally known by his full name, or as "T. Wilde Boothby", was a politician in the British colony of South Australia.

History

Boothby was born the seventh son of

Benjamin Boothby Benjamin Boothby (5 February 1803 – 21 June 1868) was a South Australian colonial judge, who was removed from office for misbehaviour, one of four Australian supreme court judges removed in the 19th century. 01312 Macquarie Law Journal 21. B ...

(1803–1868) and most likely named for his father's friend and benefactor

Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro Thomas Wilde, 1st Baron Truro, (7 July 178211 November 1855) was a British lawyer, judge, and politician. He was Lord Chancellor, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1850 and 1852. Background and education Born in London, Truro was t ...

. He worked as a commission agent and auctioneer. He and his brother James Henry Boothby took up a lease on a property on the Coorong which they named Tintinara. He was a member of the

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seat of

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from June 1873 to February 1875. He moved from Naracoorte to Strathalbyn around 1873 and to Adelaide in 1874. His wife and two sons left Australia in January 1874. In 1878 he was declared insolvent. He is perhaps best remembered as father of

Guy Boothby Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 – 26 February 1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known fo ...

(1867–1907) private secretary to Adelaide mayor Lewis Cohen, traveller and author with a significant career in England, and of Ben Boothby (1870– ), artist and companion on Guy's journeys, and also a writer of popular fiction, who completed several of his brother's unfinished stories, and illustrated others. He was by profession a land agent in

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, London.

Family

Thomas Wilde Boothby married Mary Agnes Hodding (1843 – 16 July 1907) on 10 March 1864. Their family included: * Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 – 26 February 1907) private secretary to mayor, successful author in England. He also he wrote ''libretti'' for two comic operas ''Sylvia'' (1890, Adelaide) and ''The Jonquil'' (1891). *Benjamin "Ben" Boothby (28 January 1870 – ), companion on Guy's journeys, was also a writer of popular fiction, and completed several of his brother's unfinished stories. and illustrated others. He was in business land agent of

, London. *youngest son Robert Cecil Boothby (7 July 1872 – ) married Constance Ellen Miall ( – ) on 2 June 1906. He was stockbroker of

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, Kent.

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* Includes details on William Robinson, Benjamin and Josiah Boothby {{DEFAULTSORT:Boothby, Thomas Wylde Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Australian real estate businesspeople Australian auctioneers Australian pastoralists 1839 births 1885 deaths 19th-century Australian politicians 19th-century Australian businesspeople

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