Thomas King (Australian politician)

Thomas King (14 February 1833 – 20 November 1886) was a politician in colonial South Australia, Minister of Education from 1878 to 1881.[1]

Thomas King
Thomas King as Minister for Education
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Sturt
In office 10 April 1876 (1876-04-10) – 7 April 1881 (1881-04-07) Serving with William Townsend
Preceded by	Samuel Way
Succeeded by	Josiah Symon
In office 13 November 1882 (1882-11-13) – 6 July 1885 (1885-07-06) Serving with Josiah Symon
Preceded by	William Townsend
Succeeded by	Samuel Dening Glyde
Minister for Education
In office 7 October 1878 (1878-10-07) – 10 March 1881 (1881-03-10)
Premier	William Morgan
Preceded by	Rowland Rees
Succeeded by	Martin Basedow
Personal details
Born	(1833-02-14)14 February 1833 Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England
Died	20 November 1886(1886-11-20) (aged 53) Bayswater, England

King was born at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England on 14 February 1833. He was the son of William King who migrated to Adelaide in 1852.[2] He was for many years a member of the firm of Barrow & King, proprietors of the South Australian Advertiser, Chronicle, and Express.[3] King represented Sturt in the South Australian House of Assembly from 10 April 1876 to 7 April 1881, and from 13 November 1882 to 6 July 1885, and was Minister of Education in the William Morgan Ministry from 7 October 1878 to 10 March 1881.[1]

Having come to England as one of the South Australian commissioners to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held at South Kensington in 1886, he died at Bayswater, England, on 20 November of that year. [3]