George Thornton (Australian)
- George Thornton (Australian)
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name=George Thornton
nationality=Australian
order=10th Mayor of Sydney
term_start=1857
term_end=1857
deputy =
predecessor=Daniel Egan
successor= John Williams
birth_date=Birth date|1819|12|23|df=y
birth_place=Sydney, Australia
death_date=death date and age|1901|11|23|1819|12|23|df=y
death_place=Parramatta, Australia
spouse=
party=
George Thornton (23 December 1819 – 23 November 1901) was an Australian merchant and politician, serving as a Sydney Municipal Council Alderman, Mayor of Sydney and member of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales. Thornton was born in Sydney of Samuel Thornton who arrived in Sydney from England in 1814 as a free settler, following his wife who had been transported earlier that year as a punishment for larceny.
A magistrate by profession, Thornton served as a director of various financial institutions such as the City Bank Of Sydney. He was elected to the Sydney Municipal Council in November 1847, and served as mayor in 1853 and 1857. Thornton died of dysentery in 1901 at Parramatta, survived by his wife and daughter. [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060293b.htm Thornton, George.] Australian Dictionary of Biography, accessed 2 August 2008.]
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title=Mayor of Sydney
before=Daniel Egan
after=John Williams
years=1853, 1857
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