Thomas Moffatt
Thomas de Lacy Moffatt | |
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| 2nd Treasurer of Queensland | |
| In office 4 Aug 1862 – 2 Oct 1864 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mackenzie |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Bell |
| Constituency | Western Downs |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Western Downs | |
| In office 27 April 1860 – 2 October 1864 Serving with James Taylor | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | John Watts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1824 Athlone, Ireland |
| Died | 2 October 1864 (aged 40) Ipswich, Queensland |
| Spouse | Mary Isabella Bell |
| Occupation | Grazier, Squatter |
Thomas de Lacy Moffatt (17 April 1824 – 2 October 1864),[1] was a politician in colonial Queensland, and a Treasurer of Queensland.[2] His surname is also sometimes spelled "Moffat".
Early life
[edit]Moffatt was born in 1824 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, the son of James Moffatt, the rector of Athlone, and his wife Elizabeth née Kellett.[3] He set out for Australia in 1844 and worked with his uncle, Captain R. G. Moffatt, a former magistrate and commander of the military police in Port Stephens[4] who by that time had turned his attention to agriculture and sheep farming.[5] He later moved north and became a squatter, establishing a station called "Callandoon" on the Darling Downs. He sold the station in 1849 and moved to the town of Drayton.[2] In 1852, the pastoral run Woondul was transferred from Moffat to Henry Stuart Russell.[6]
Political career
[edit]Moffatt was elected to the first Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 27 April 1860 for the district of Western Downs.[2] Moffatt became Colonial Treasurer in the first Robert Herbert Ministry on 4 August 1862, and retained this post till his death on 2 October 1864.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Hon. Thomas de Lacy MOFFATT — Clan Moffat Genealogy. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Kingston, Beverley. "Moffatt, Thomas de Lacy (1826–1864)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
- ^ In the Service of the Company: Letters of Sir Edward Parry, Commissioner to the Australian Agricultural Company. December 1829 - June 1832, Volume 1. ANU Press. 2005. p. ix. ISBN 9781920942298.
- ^ "Australian Agricultural Company". Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "TRANSFER OF RUNS". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 73. New South Wales, Australia. 20 July 1852. p. 1115. Retrieved 28 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Moffatt, Thomas de Lacy". Former Members. Parliament of Queensland.
