Thomas Hogarth


Thomas Hogarth was a politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia

History

Thomas Hogarth was born in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, and emigrated with his brother John to South Australia on the Delhi, arriving in December 1838. He was for a time farming at the Black Forest with William Bowman and with Robert Patterson. He worked at roadmaking and flour-milling, then the manufacture of agricultural implements. His brother John died a few months after arriving in Australia.
He ran Strangways Springs station with his son-in-law John Warren MLC, then around 1850 began farming on the Gawler Plains, near Smithfield, South Australia.
He was elected to the Legislative Council in 1866 and was reelected when his term elapsed in 1873, finally retiring in 1885 when his second 12-year term expired.
He was a prominent supporter of the Gawler Agricultural Society and the Royal Agricultural Society and was appointed to the Diseases in Cereals Commission in 1867.
He died at his home, Blair Place, Smithfield.

Family

He married Jean Smith ; among their five sons and three daughters were: