Thomas Hassall
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thomas Henry Hassall
| image = Portrait of Thomas Henry Hassall.tif
| caption =
| constituency_AM2 = Gwydir
| assembly2 = New South Wales Legislative
| term_start2 = 10 June 1886
| term_end2 = 25 June 1894
| constituency_AM3 = Moree
| assembly3 = New South Wales Legislative
| term_start3 = 17 July 1894
| term_end3 = 11 June 1901
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1844|9|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1920|2|17|1844|9|11|df=y}}
| death_place = Natal, South Africa
| restingplace = Verulam Cemetery
| birthname = Thomas Henry Hassall
| nationality = English
}}
Thomas Henry Hassall (11 September 1844 - 17 February 1920) was an Anglo-Australian politician.
Early life
Born on 11 September 1844 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112979551 |title=Former NSW statesman dies in Natal |newspaper=Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser |date=25 March 1920 |access-date=25 March 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove}} He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School.
Australia
Hassall arrived in Sydney in 1861 on board the White Start liner.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137529558 |title=Mr T H Hassall |newspaper=Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser |date=19 September 1899 |access-date=25 March 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove}} He made his way up to Lambing Flat and after working in the interior as a miner, drover and contractor, settled in Moree in 1867. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1886 for the district of Gwydir, until its first abolition in 1894,{{cite NSW election |title=Elections for the District of Gwydir |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Gwydir |access-date=14 December 2019}} and represented the replacement district of Moree until he retired in 1901.{{Cite NSW election |title=Elections for the District of Moree |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Moree |access-date=2020-10-13}}{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr Thomas Henry Hassall (1840-1920) |id=759 |former=Yes |access-date=11 May 2019}} Hassall held the portfolio of Secretary for Lands in the Lyne ministry, from 1899 to 1901.
South Africa
In 1901 Hassall moved to the Colony of Natal. He was associated with the Federal Cold Storage but deciding on a quiet life, he became a country hotel keeper in Natal. In 1915 he settled at Chelmsford Hotel, Tongaat, on the Natal north coast.
After a long illness, he died on Tuesday 17 February 1920, at his residence, Chelmsford Hotel, and was buried at Verulam Cemetery.
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{{s-bef|before=James Young}}
{{s-ttl|title=Secretary for Lands | years=1889–1901}}
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{{s-bef|before=William Campbell}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member for Gwydir | years=1886–1894}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Member for Moree | years=1894–1901}}
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Category:Colony of New South Wales people
Category:Colony of Natal people
Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly