William Murray Thompson
William Murray Thompson was a railway contractor and politician in
Mayor of Brisbane in 1907.[1]
William Thompson was born at Tyrrell, in Cumberland, England in 1841.[1]
He travelled to the gold diggings of New Zealand in the early 1860s and later travelled to Brisbane when gold was discovered in Gympie.[1]
He was a successful railway contractor.[2][1]
He died on Friday 30 August 1912 at his home.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "DEATH OF ALDERMAN W.M. THOMPSON". The Queenslander. No. 2423. Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1912. p. 29. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE NEW MAYOR". The Telegraph. No. 10, 680. Queensland, Australia. 9 February 1907. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 28 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.