Thomas Playfair | |
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 Portrait of Playfair | |
| Born | John Thomas Playfair Essex, England |
| Baptised | 12 February 1832 |
| Died | 15 November 1893 Kings Cross, New South Wales |
| Occupation(s) | Navy steward, butcher, ship's providore, politician |
| Known for | Reforms in public sanitation, establishment of Homebush sale-yards, charitable work |
| Relatives | Thomas Alfred John Playfair (grandson) |
John Thomas Playfair (1832 – 15 November 1893) was an English-born Australian butcher, ship's providore, politician and benefactor.[1]
- ^ Duncan, Ross (1974). "Playfair, John Thomas (1832–1893)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 July 2016.