Thomas Icely
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| File:Thomas Icely 1874.jpg
Portrait of Thomas Icely published with his obituary in Australian Town and Country Journal (New South Wales), 28 February 1874
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| Born | 3 November 1797 Plympton, Devonshire, England |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Residence | Coombing Park, New South Wales Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta |
Thomas Icely (3 November 1797 – 13 February 1874) was an early colonial New South Wales landholder and stockbreeder. As a nominee Legislative Councillor from 1843 to the establishment of responsible government in 1856, he was a consistent supporter of the Governor. He served a second term as a life appointee to the Legislative Council from 1864. The beneficiary of large land grants to which he added purchased land holdings, his main holding from 1831 was Coombing Park.[1] To support this holding, the village of Mandurama was established in 1876.[2]
His name is associated with the introduction of Shorthorn stock into Australia.[1][3]
He was the first lessee of Elizabeth Farm to which he retired with his family in 1869 and where he died on 13 February 1874.[4]
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<references />, or <references group="..." />- ↑ 1.0 1.1 K. J. Cable, "Icely, Thomas (1797–1874)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed 22 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Carcoar/2005/02/17/1108500193253.html
- ↑ "Tracing the Breed's History", Beef Shorthorn Society of Australia, accessed 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "Guidebook, Elizabeth Farm", Historic Houses Trust (New South Wales) accessed 22 September 2011.
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