Thomas Hunt (politician)
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Thomas Hunt was an Australian politician.
Born in Cappawhite
, Tipperary
, Ireland
to John Hunt and Ann O'Brien, he arrived in Melbourne
in May 1858 and settled in Kilmore
, where he established Kilmore Free Press in 1865, later acquiring the Examiner. In 1868 he married Catherine Mary Flynn in Melbourne. He established several other country newspapers, but ultimately sold them all to become chairman of the Imperial Banking Company, suffering heavy losses. In 1874 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as the member for Kilmore, which was re-named Kilmore and Anglesey in 1877 and Anglesey
in 1889. He was defeated in 1892 but re-elected in 1903, transferring to Upper Goulburn in 1904 for his final term, which ended in 1908. Hunt died at Kilmore in 1934.
Born in Cappawhite
Cappawhite
Cappawhite often spelled Cappaghwhite is a village in South Tipperary, Ireland and is located on the R505 regional road from Cashel to County Limerick...
, Tipperary
Tipperary
Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to John Hunt and Ann O'Brien, he arrived in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in May 1858 and settled in Kilmore
Kilmore, Victoria
Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located north of Melbourne, it is contentiously claimed as Victoria's oldest inland settled town...
, where he established Kilmore Free Press in 1865, later acquiring the Examiner. In 1868 he married Catherine Mary Flynn in Melbourne. He established several other country newspapers, but ultimately sold them all to become chairman of the Imperial Banking Company, suffering heavy losses. In 1874 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
as the member for Kilmore, which was re-named Kilmore and Anglesey in 1877 and Anglesey
Electoral district of Anglesey
The electoral district of Anglesey was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Anglesey:...
in 1889. He was defeated in 1892 but re-elected in 1903, transferring to Upper Goulburn in 1904 for his final term, which ended in 1908. Hunt died at Kilmore in 1934.