Thomas Ashworth

Thomas Ashworth
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Ovens
In office
1902–1904
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ramsden Ashworth Junior[1]

(1864-12-05)5 December 1864[1]
Richmond, Victoria[1]
Died23 August 1935(1935-08-23) (aged 70)[1]
Fitzroy, Victoria[1]
Resting placeMelbourne General Cemetery[1]
Spouse(s)Emily Ashweek (1888-1922)
Marguerita Adele Young (1930-1935)
ProfessionArchitect

Thomas Ramsden Ashworth (5 December 1864 – 23 August 1935) was an Australian politician.

Born in Richmond to medical practitioner Thomas Ramsden Ashworth and Mary Jane Leeson, his family moved to Bombala in New South Wales when he was a child but returned to Melbourne after his father's death in 1876. He spent four years at sea before taking various jobs as a carpenter, builder, architect and estate agent. In 1888 he married Emily Ashweek; later, in 1894, he married Marguerite Adele Young. He was President of the Victorian Free Trade Association from 1898 to 1902 and a South Melbourne City Councillor from 1895 to 1898. From 1902 to 1904 he was the member for Ovens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Ashworth died in 1935 in Fitzroy.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nicholls, P.L. (1979). "Thomas Ramsden Ashworth (1864–1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Ashworth, Thomas Ramsden". Parliament of Victoria. 1985. Retrieved 17 October 2011.