George Thomson (naturalist)

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Thomson c. 1918

George Malcolm Thomson (2 October 1848 – 25 August 1933) was a New Zealand scientist, educationalist, social worker and politician.[1]

Biography

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1908–1909 17th Dunedin North Independent
1909–1911 Changed allegiance to:
Reform
1911–1914 18th Dunedin North
Reform

Born on 2 October 1848 in

Southland, spent the rest of his life in Dunedin. He was said to "know his Dunedin like a book".[2]

Thomson's scientific interests were wide, including

ship's ballast.[3] He helped establish the Portobello Marine Laboratory in 1904.[4]

Outside science, he founded many organisations, and was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin North from the 1908 election for two parliamentary terms to 1914 and a member of the Legislative Council from 7 May 1918 for two seven year terms until 6 May 1932.[5]

Thomson was President of the

Royal Society of New Zealand between 1907 and 1909; preceded by James Hector and followed by Augustus Hamilton.[6]

His son,

James Allan Thomson, was New Zealand's first Rhodes Scholar and later Director of the Dominion Museum, Wellington. George Thomson died in Dunedin on 25 August 1933.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Speirs, E. Yvonne. "Thomson, George Malcolm – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b Griffiths, George (2004). "Mr G. M.Thomson, who knows his Dunedin like a book..." (PDF). Friends of the Hocken Collections Bulletin. 48.
  3. ^ D. A. Pollard & P. A. Hutchings (1980). "A review of exotic marine organisms introduced to the Australian region. II. Invertebrates and Algae". Asian Fisheries Science. 3: 223–250. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.
  4. ^ Martin, E R (1969). Marine Department Centennial History 1866–1966. Wellington: Government Printer. pp. 124–6.
  5. ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. pp. 86, 143.
  6. Royal Society of New Zealand
    . 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Dunedin North
1908–1911 		Succeeded by


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