Thomas Nimmo Explained

Thomas Nimmo
Constituency Am1:Oxley
Assembly1:Queensland Legislative
Term Start1:11 May 1929
Term End1:6 February 1943
Predecessor1:Cecil Elphinstone
Successor1:Tom Kerr
Birth Date:1879 7, df=y
Birth Place:Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Death Place:Corinda, Queensland, Australia
Birthname:Thomas Nimmo
Nationality:Australian
Party:UAP
Otherparty:CPNP
Spouse:Margaret Wright (m.1903 d.1958)
Occupation:Businessman

Thomas Nimmo (27 July 1879 – 6 February 1943) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Biography

Nimmo was born at Ipswich, Queensland, the son of Andrew Nimmo and his wife Agnes (née Reilly). He was educated at the Ipswich State School and on leaving he worked as a shop assistant at Cribb and Foote in Ipswich before taking up business interests including as a director of the Queensland Woolen Mills and the Queensland Deposit Bank, and owning his own retail drapery business at North Ipswich.

On 25 November 1903 he married Margaret Wright[1] (died 1958)[2] in Brisbane and together had one son and three daughters. Thomas Nimmo died on 6 February 1943[1] and was cremated at Mt Thompson Crematorium.

Public life

Nimmo, a member of the CPNP, won the seat of Oxley in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1929. He held it until he died in 1943.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Members. Parliament of Queensland. 2015. 16 April 2016.
  2. https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ Family history research