Thomas Smart (Tasmanian politician)

Thomas Christie Smart (1816 – 26 March 1896) was a doctor and politician in colonial Tasmania, member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council.[1]

Smart was born in Scotland[1] and became a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1842.[2] Later in 1842 he emigrated to Australia[1] and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Hobart on 8 March 1881, resigning on 8 February 1886.[2] Smart became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1875.[2] Smart was also Chairman of the Hobart Hospital Board[3] and chairman of directors of the Eldon Ranges Gold Prospecting Co.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Bolger, Peter. "Smart, Thomas Christie (1816–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Smart, Thomas Christie". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Smart, Hon. Thomas Christie" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.