Thomas Brentnall
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Thomas Brentnall (1846–1937) was an English-born chartered accountant who was the first president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.[1]
Early life and background[]
He was the nephew of Thomas Brentnall, the 9th Mayor of Middlesbrough (1862). He matriculated at the University of Durham.
Accountancy in Australia[]
Brentnall lived in South Yarra, Victoria
His successful business evolved with several names, Brentnall & Riley, Brentnall, Norton & Co., and Brentnall, Mewton & Butler. From 1880, he lived at Newnham, Caroline Street, in South Yarra.
Other interests[]
Brentnall was a keen musician and most notably a violinist and often performed in Melbourne.
Death[]
His wife, Caroline Brentnall (née Crossley) died in 1909.
References[]
- ^ Keep, Douglas, "Brentnall, Thomas (1846–1937)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 8 July 2019
Bibliography[]
- A. D. Ellis, The History of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Melbourne, 1941); Chartered Accountant in Australia, July 1937; Argus (Melbourne), 30 December 1935; Sun-News Pictorial (Melbourne), 12 July 1937.
External links and sources[]
Categories:
- Australian accountants
- English accountants
- English emigrants to Australia
- 1846 births
- 1937 deaths
- Alumni of Durham University
- People from Melbourne