Thomas Scott (Australian politician)

Thomas Scott
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murilla
In office 27 August 1904 –18 May 1907
Preceded by	William Moore
Succeeded by	William Moore
Personal details
Born	Thomas Alison Scott 1865 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died	21 October 1946 (aged 80-81) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Lutwyche Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Kidstonites
Other political affiliations	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Eva Zerbe (m.1887 d.1914]]
Occupation	Pastoral farmer

Thomas Alison Scott (1865 - 21 October 1946) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. ^[1]

Early life

Scott was born at Maitland, New South Wales, the son of Andrew Scott and his wife Christina (née Brodie). He took up pastoral pursuits and by 1922 was a hotel manager. In 1937 he was working as a caretaker in Mooloolah. ^[1]

On the 27 Oct 1887 he married Eva Zerbe (died 1914) ^[2] with the marriage producing five sons and three daughters. Scott died in October 1946 ^[1] and his funeral moved from the funeral parlour of K.M. Smith at Fortitude Valley to the Lutwyche Cemetery. ^{[3] [4]}

Public life

Scott, representing the Labour Party, won the seat of Murilla in the Queensland Legislative Assembly at the 1904 Queensland state election. He held the seat until 1907 by which time he had joined the Kidstonites. ^[1]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
3. "Family Notices". The Courier-mail (3094). Queensland, Australia. 23 October 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 14 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
4. Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by William Moore	Member for Murilla 1904–1907	Succeeded by William Moore