George Thorn

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George Thorn
6th Premier of Queensland
In office 5 June 1876 – 8 March 1877
Preceded by	Arthur Macalister
Succeeded by	John Douglas
Born	12 October 1838 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Died	13 January 1905 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Spouse	Jane Handcock

George Henry Thorn (October 12, 1838 – January 13, 1905) was a Premier of Queensland, Australia.

Thorn was born in Sydney, New South Wales, a son of George Thorn, one of the founders of the city of Ipswich and a member of the first Queensland legislative assembly. He was schooled at The King's School, Parramatta and the University of Sydney. In 1867 he became the member for the electorate of West Moreton in Queensland. Thorn was Postmaster General for the colony between 1874 and 1876.

He became Premier on June 5, 1876, and resigned from the position on March 8, 1877, however he remained in the ministry of his successor, John Douglas until February 1878. Thorn became Queensland commissioner to the 1878 Paris Exposition. On his return from Europe, he was re-elected to parliament twice more, finally retiring in 1902.

[edit] References

• Serle, Percival (1949). "Thorn, George". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. 

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