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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bolger, Peter. "Smart, Thomas Christie (1816–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856; Smart, Thomas Christie". Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Wikisource link to Smart, Hon. Thomas Christie". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource


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