member of the South Australian House of Assembly
Thomas Burgoyne (Australian politician) took which position from Apr 1884 to May 1902?
Thomas Burgoyne ( Australian politician ) Thomas Burgoyne ( 10 June 1827 – 23 March 1920 ) was a builder and politician in the early days of the colony of South Australia . History . Burgoyne was born at Goab Farm ( now , The Gobe ) , in the parish of Glaestrae ( now , Gladestry ) , Radnorshire , Wales . He emigrated to South Australia , arriving on the Royal Sovereign in 1849 . He set up business as a builder in Grote Street , but in 1852 joined the gold rush to Victoria . He returned around 1856 and moved to Port Augusta , which was then being settled by pastoralists . He soon had a thriving business as architect , surveyor , and builder , employing around a hundred workers . He erected the first permanent building in the township as well as numerous head stations , woolsheds and the like . In 1868 he became surveyor to the Northern Road Board , and in 1875 was appointed town clerk of the Corporate Town of Port Augusta , a position he held until 1879 . He founded the Port Augusta Dispatch and edited that paper for three years . He was elected councillor and in 1881 was elected mayor of Port Augusta . He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1884 to 1915 , representing Newcastle until 1902 and Flinders thereafter . In 1887 he was a member of the Railway Commission and the Defence Select Committee ; he was Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration ( 1889–1890 ) , Commissioner of Public Works in 1890 , and Minister of Agriculture and Education for seven days in 1899 . He had a reputation in Parliament as a logical , sound and persuasive debater , with great faith in the future of South Australia . He retired to his home at George Street Norwood , later moved to 83 Fullarton Road , Fullarton . Family . His first marriage was to Jane Lewis ( c . 1827 ) in England , on 19 August 1848 , which resulted in eleven children and ended in divorce in 1871 . - Twin sons , William and Arthur Burgoyne ( c . 1849–1849 ) were born aboard Royal Sovereign . - Mary Jane Burgoyne ( 1850–1854 ) . - Emma Burgoyne ( 1852 – 19 April 1884 ) married James Loudon , of Booboorowie , on 6 February 1883 . - Frederick Lewis Burgoyne ( 1853–1854 ) married Ellen Gardiner on 15 September 1883 - William Ferrier Burgoyne ( 1855–1858 ) . - Frederick George Burgoyne ( 1856–1890 ) . - Mary Elizabeth Burgoyne ( 1857–1857 ) . - Florence Jane Burgoyne ( 1858 ) married James Fabian Phillips on 3 July 1880 . - Frank Herbert Lewis Burgoyne ( 1860– ) married Ellen Gardiner ( –1929 ) in 1883 - Thomas Harold Burgoyne ( 1862–1862 ) . He married again , to Julia Frances Cotter ( c . 1847 – 20 September 1909 ) on 30 September 1871 . They had four sons : - George Cotter Thomas Burgoyne ( 25 February 1875 – 1901 ) - Geoffrey Lauderdale Burgoyne ( 30 April 1877 – ) , editor of the Adelaide Daily Herald , The West Australian , then in 1924 the founding editor of the Hobart News , daughter publication of the Adelaide News . He married Aimee Louise Oldham in 1908 - Alfred William Burgoyne M.M . ( 3 June 1879 – 7 May 1918 ) died of wounds received in action . - Hugh Vivian Burgoyne ( 12 April 1887 – 1966 )