Thomas Osborne (Australian journalist)
Thomas Hamilton Osborne (c.1806 – 28 May 1853) was a journalist and politician in colonial Victoria (Australia).[1]
Osborne studied Natural Philosophy, Belfast.[1] Mercer[further explanation needed] was elected to the district of Belfast and Warrnambool in the inaugural Victorian Legislative Council in October 1851.[2]
Osborne resigned from the Council in December 1852.[1] He was editor and proprietor of the Belfast Gazette.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Osborne, Thomas Hamilton". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ Labilliere, Francis Peter. Early History of the Colony of Victoria. Vol. II.
- ^ "Thomas Hamilton Osborne, Esq". Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer. 11 June 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
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- Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
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