Edward Deas Thomson
Former Chief Secretary of New South Wales
Sir Edward Deas Thomson KCMG, CB was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney. Wikipedia
Born: June 1, 1800, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died: July 16, 1879 (age 79 years), Sydney, Australia
Previous offices: Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1837–1879) and Chief Secretary of New South Wales (1837–1856)
Great grandchildren: John Grigg, Annabel Desirée Grigg, and Anthony Ulrick David Dundas Grigg, 3rd Baron Altrincham
Children: Helen Cecilia Deas-Thomson and Elizabeth Deas-Thomson
Grandchildren: Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham and Olive Stirling
Partner: Anne Maria Bourke (1833–)