Thomas Alexander Johnson

The Hon
Thomas Johnson
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
4 May 1904 – 28 October 1914
Personal details
Born Thomas Alexander Johnson
(1835-06-19)19 June 1835
Enniskillen, County Tyrone, Ireland
Died 28 October 1914(1914-10-28) (aged 79)
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Irish Australian
Spouse(s) Kate Agnes Wilson (d.1908)
Occupation General store operator, Businessman

Thomas Alexander Johnson (19 June 1835 – 28 October 1914) was a businessman and member of the Queensland Legislative Council.[1]

Early life

Johnson was born at Enniskillen, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1835 to Edward Johnson.[1] Johnson married Agnes Wilson and together they had five children.[1] He arrived in Warwick, Queensland with his wife around 1861 and opened a General store.[2]

Politics

In 1879, he was elected as an alderman of the Warwick Town Council, serving for nineteen years which included being mayor from 1881-1884. He was also President of the Warwick Progress Association and Vice-president of the East Downs Agricultural and Pastoral Association.[1]

In May 1904, he was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council, and remained a member till his death ten years later.[1]

Later life

Johnson died in Warwick in October, 1914.[2]

Legacy

Johnson's Building (left) and Warwick Town Hall (right), circa 1918

His store in Warwick (Johnson's Building) is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "DEATH OF HON. T. A. JOHNSON". Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld. : 1867 - 1919). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 31 October 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Johnson's Building (entry 600960)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 20 May 2015.


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