Thomas Rowe | |
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| 1st Mayor of Manly | |
| In office 15 February 1877 – 7 February 1879 | |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Hilder |
| Alderman of the Municipality of Manly | |
| In office 13 February 1877 – 1 October 1880 | |
| Succeeded by | James Boscawen Duff |
| Alderman of the City of Sydney for Bourke Ward | |
| In office 2 December 1872 – 30 November 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Raphael |
| Succeeded by | John Young |
| 1st President of the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage | |
| In office 26 March 1888 – 24 March 1892 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Cecil West Darley |
| President of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage | |
| In office 20 March 1896 – 14 January 1899 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil West Darley |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Garrard |
| Official Member of the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage | |
| In office 26 March 1888 – 14 January 1899 | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Garrard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1829 Penzance, Cornwall, England |
| Died | 14 January 1899 (aged 69) Darling Point, Colony of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards |  Volunteer Officers' Decoration (1895)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | NSW Defence Force |
| Years of service | 1872–1899 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | New South Wales Corps of Engineers |
Thomas Rowe VD, JP, FRIBA (20 July 1829 – 14 January 1899) was a British-born architect, builder and goldminer who became one of Australia's leading architects of the Victorian era.[2] He was also a politician, who was the first Mayor of Manly.
- ^ "MERITORIOUS SERVICE". Evening News. New South Wales, Australia. 28 December 1895. p. 1. Retrieved 13 June 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ J. M. Freeland, Thomas Rowe, pp 68–69, Volume 6, Australian Dictionary of Biography (MUP, 1976)