Mr Thomas Whistler SMITH (1824 - 1859)**

Date of Birth: 26/09/1824 Place of Birth: Hornsey, Middlesex, England Date of Death: 12/11/1859 Place of Death: London, England

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 Dec 1857 11 Apr 1859 1yr(s) 4mth(s) 1day(s) Member for Cumberland (North Riding) 11 Dec 1857 19 Dec 1857 9day(s) 1st Member for Cumberland (North Riding) 28 Jan 1858 11 Apr 1859 1yr(s) 2mth(s) 15day(s) 2nd Question of Privilege – Governor General’s Answer to Address on proposed dispatch of Artillery to Indi 16 Apr 1858 26 Nov 1858 7mths 11days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Retrenchment in the Public Expenditure Committee No.11 20 Apr 1858 26 Nov 1858 7mths 7days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Registration and Preservation of Records Committee No.13 23 Apr 1858 26 Nov 1858 7mths 4days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Murders by the Aborigines on the Dawson River Committee No.22 15 Jun 1858 26 Nov 1858 5mths 12days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Kiama Steam Navigation Company’s Bill Committee No.27 13 Jul 1858 26 Nov 1858 4mths 14days 2nd (1858 - 1859) University of Sydney Committee No.29 20 Jul 1858 26 Nov 1858 4mths 7days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Extension of Railway to Windsor Committee No.30 23 Jul 1858 26 Nov 1858 4mths 4days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Chairman Extension of Railway to Windsor Committee No.30 23 Jul 1858 26 Nov 1858 4mths 4days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Extension of Railway to Windsor Committee No.6 17 Dec 1858 9 Apr 1859 3mths 24days 2nd (1858 - 1859) Chairman University of Sydney Committee No.8 14 Jan 1859 9 Apr 1859 2mths 27days 2nd (1858 - 1859)

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Merchant and Company Director. Arrived in Sydney with parents in November 1830, being a partner with importers, agents and merchants. Partnership dissolved in 1858. In 1852 was a founder and director of Sydney Exchange Company; became deputy Chairman. Director of Commercial Banking Company of Sydney from 1850 until 1851, 1857 until 1859; Opened London office of Commercial Banking Company of Sydney and to act as managing director of the board. Caught diptheria. Original warden of St Mark's, Darling Point. First vice president of Union Club.

Personal

Eldest son of Thomas Smith and Penelope Whistler. Married Sarah Maria Street on 29 June 1847 and had issue, 4 daughters and 2 sons. Church of England.

Additional Information

Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: 1. Smith family - papers, 1830 - 1885 (MLMSS 1525); photographs in the PICMAN Database. 2. Smith family - correspondence, 1830 - 1917 (MLMSS 1907); photographs in the PICMAN Database.

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