Andrew Thompson (convict, magistrate)
Andrew Thompson was a prominent figure in early colonial Australian history. He arrived in Australia as a convict, but became the wealthiest settler of New South Wales. His occupations included police officer, magistrate, salt manufacturer at Scotland Island, shipbuilder, farmer and businessman. He was known to save several lives in the 1806 floods of the Hawkesbury River. Lieutenant-Governor Paterson rewarded Thompson with a 1000-acre grant at Minto which he named St Andrew's. Thompson did not recover from the effects of immersion in the 1809 floods of the Hawkesbury River, and died aged 37 at his home "Red House" at McGraths Hill.
