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McPherson, Thomas (1822 - 1888)

Merchant and Member of Parliament

Born: 22 July 1822 Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland. Died: 27 December 1888.

Thomas McPherson founded Thomas McPherson & Sons, hardware merchants, in Melbourne in 1860. One of his sons, Hunter, established a Sydney branch in 1881.

Career Highlights

Born Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland, 22 July 1822. Died Launceston, Tasmania, 27 December 1888. Arrived Melbourne 1852; started as iron and machinery merchant Collins Street West (later McPherson's Pty Ltd); alderman Bourke ward 1860s; mayor 1870-71.

Online Sources

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003772. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 25 May 2006

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