Thomas Ashworth

Thomas Ramsden Ashworth (5 December 1864 – 23 August 1935) was an Australian politician.

Thomas Ashworth
Member of the Victorian Parliament
for Ovens
In office
1902–1904
Personal details
Born
Thomas Ramsden Ashworth Junior

(1864-12-05)5 December 1864
Richmond, Victoria
Died23 August 1935(1935-08-23) (aged 70)
Fitzroy, Victoria
Resting placeMelbourne General Cemetery
Spouse(s)Emily Ashweek (1888-1922)
Marguerita Adele Young (1930-1935)
ProfessionArchitect

Born in Richmond to medical practitioner Thomas Ramsden Ashworth and Mary Jane Leeson, his family moved to Bombala in New South Wales when he was a child but returned to Melbourne after his father's death in 1876. He spent four years at sea before taking various jobs as a carpenter, builder, architect and estate agent. In 1888 he married Emily Ashweek; later, in 1894, he would marry Marguerite Adele Young. He was President of the Victorian Free Trade Association from 1898 to 1902 and a South Melbourne City Councillor from 1895 to 1898. From 1902 to 1904 he was the member for Ovens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Ashworth died in 1935 in Fitzroy.[1][2]

References
  1. "Ashworth, Thomas Ramsden". Parliament of Victoria. 1985. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. "Thomas Ramsden Ashworth". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 18 October 2011.


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