Thomas Icely

Thomas Icely
MLC

Portrait of Thomas Icely published with his obituary in Australian Town and Country Journal (New South Wales), 28 February 1874
Born 3 November 1797
Plympton, Devonshire, England
Died 13 February 1874 (aged 76)
Parramatta, New South Wales
Residence Coombing Park, New South Wales
Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta

Thomas Icely (3 November 1797  13 February 1874) was an early colonial New South Wales landholder and stockbreeder. As a nominee Legislative Councillor from 1843 to the establishment of responsible government in 1856, he was a consistent supporter of the Governor. He served a second term as a life appointee to the Legislative Council from 1864. The beneficiary of large land grants to which he added purchased land holdings, his main holding from 1831 was Coombing Park.[1] To support this holding, the village of Mandurama was established in 1876.[2]

His name is associated with the introduction of Shorthorn stock into Australia.[1][3]

He was the first lessee of Elizabeth Farm to which he retired with his family in 1869 and where he died on 13 February 1874.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 K. J. Cable, "Icely, Thomas (1797–1874)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 22 September 2011.
  2. http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Carcoar/2005/02/17/1108500193253.html
  3. "Tracing the Breed's History", Beef Shorthorn Society of Australia, accessed 22 September 2011.
  4. "Guidebook, Elizabeth Farm", Historic Houses Trust (New South Wales) accessed 22 September 2011.