Francis Thomas Gregory
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Francis Thomas Gregory (1821 - 1888) was an English-born Australian explorer. The younger brother of Augustus Gregory, he was born at Farnsfield, Nottingham, England. He was brought to Western Australia in 1829, entered the public service in 1841, and became a staff-surveyor in 1847. With his two brothers he explored the country north of Perth in 1846. In 1857 he explored the Upper Murchison River, and in the following year examined the country still farther to the east and north. In 1860 he visited London and was put in charge of an expedition to explore the north-west coast of Australia.
In 1862 Gregory went to Queensland and was for some years commissioner of crown lands. He became a member of the legislative council in 1874, and for a short period in 1883 was postmaster-general. He died at Toowoomba on 24 October 1888. He was given the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1863.
