Thomas Holt (Australian politician)

Thomas Holt
3rd Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales
In office
6 June 1856 – 25 August 1856
Preceded byCampbell Riddell
Succeeded byRobert Campbell
ConstituencyStanley Boroughs
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Stanley Boroughs
In office
7 April 1856 – 6 June 1856
In office
23 June 1856 – 19 December 1857
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byBenjamin Cribb
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Newtown
In office
12 July 1861 – 10 November 1864
Preceded byAlexander McArthur
Succeeded byStephen Brown
Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
13 October 1868 – 6 December 1883
Personal details
Born
Thomas Holt

(1811-11-14)14 November 1811
Horbury, Yorkshire, England
Died5 September 1888(1888-09-05) (aged 76)
Bexley, Kent, England
Resting placeAbney Park Cemetery
NationalityEnglish Australian
SpouseSophie Eulert (m.1841)
OccupationPastoralist, politician

Thomas Holt (14 November 1811 – 5 September 1888) was an English-born Australian pastoralist, company director and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1868 and 1883. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two periods between 1856 and 1857 and again between 1861 and 1864.[1] Holt was the first Colonial Treasurer in New South Wales.[2]

  1. ^ "Mr Thomas Holt (1811-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ Geeves, Philip. "Holt, Thomas (1811–1888)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 19 January 2016.