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Thomas Cockburn-Campbell | |
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 Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, c. 1891 | |
| 1st President of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 29 December 1890 – 27 September 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | George Shenton |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for Albany | |
| In office 23 September 1874 – 4 February 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Hassell |
| Succeeded by | Lancel de Hamel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1845 |
| Died | 27 September 1892 (aged 47) Parliament House, West Perth, Western Australia |
| Cause of death | Chlorodyne overdose |
| Resting place | East Perth Cemeteries |
| Spouse |
Lucy Anne Trimmer (m. 1870) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Merome Beard (great-great-granddaughter) |
| Profession | Tabloid editor, politician |
Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, 4th Baronet (18 April 1845 – 27 September 1892) was an English-born Australian journalist and politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council and the first president of the Legislative Council after the colony achieved responsible government.
Early life
[edit]Cockburn-Campbell was born in Exeter in 1845.[1] He was the second son of Sir Alexander Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, the second baronet of Gartsford, and his wife Grace (née Spence).[1][2]
Career
[edit]Cockburn-Campbell left England for Queensland, Australia in 1864[1] where he worked with Augustus Gregory as a chain man and later with other surveyors.[2] In the late 1860s, he went to Western Australia[2] and took up farming.
In 1871, after his brother died, Cockburn-Campbell succeeded him as the fourth baronet.[1][3]
In 1871, he was appointed a member of the colony's Legislative Council.[1][2]
In 1890, he went to London as a delegate to ensure the passage of the Western Australian Constitution Bill conferring Western Australia with responsible government.[1] After the passage of the bill, the Legislative Council became the upper house of Parliament and Cockburn-Campbell became the new council's first president.[1]
Cockburn-Campbell also served as editor of The West Australian newspaper[1] from 1879-1887.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Cockburn-Campbell married Lucy Anne Trimmer in 1870.[1][2][3] He died in Perth on 28 September 1892 and was survived by two sons[3] and four daughters.[1] His eldest son, Alexander, became the fifth baronet.[2]
Cockburn-Campbell's great-great-granddaughter is the Western Australian MP, Merome Beard.[4]
Music
[edit]Cockburn-Campbell composed a waltz "The Fair Maid of Perth" (1890) dedicated to Miss Margaret Brockman (Mrs P. A. Hope), published in London.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Serle, Percival (1949). "Campbell, Sir Thomas Cockburn (1845-1892), Politician". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Angus and Robertson.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Obituary Notice: The Late Sir Thomas Cockburn Campbell". The West Australian. Perth. 29 September 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Death of Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell". The Australasian. Melbourne. 1 October 1892. p. 26. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ Law, Peter (17 October 2022). "Merome Beard: Descendant of pioneering politician and newspaper editor takes seat in Legislative Assembly". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ "Fair maid of Perth [music] : Waltz".
Bibliography
[edit]- Serle, Percival (1949). "Campbell, Thomas Cockburn". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson.
- O. K. Battye, 'Cockburn-Campbell, Sir Thomas (1845 - 1892)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, MUP, 1969, pp 434–435
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- 1845 births
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- Politicians from the Colony of Western Australia
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- Presidents of the Western Australian Legislative Council
- Burials at East Perth Cemeteries
- Australian newspaper editors
- 19th-century journalists
- 19th-century male journalists
- The West Australian
- 19th-century Australian politicians
- Cockburn-Campbell baronets
- British emigrants to colonial Australia
- Younger sons of baronets
- 19th-century English male journalists
- 19th-century English journalists