Thomas Blacket Stephens
Thomas Blacket Stephens | |
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| 6th Treasurer of Queensland | |
| In office 21 May 1867 – 15 August 1867 | |
| Preceded by | John Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mackenzie |
| Constituency | Town of South Brisbane |
| In office 27 January 1869 – 3 May 1870 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Henry FitzGerald |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ramsay |
| Constituency | Town of South Brisbane |
| 2nd Mayor of Brisbane | |
| In office 1862–1862 | |
| Preceded by | John Petrie |
| Succeeded by | George Edmondstone |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane (Town of South Brisbane) | |
| In office 10 June 1863 – 13 May 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Richards |
| Succeeded by | Richard Kingsford |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 22 July 1876 – 26 August 1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1819 Rochdale, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 26 August 1877 (aged 58) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
| Spouse | Anne Connah (m.1856 d.1904) |
| Relations | William Stephens (son) |
| Occupation | Fellmonger, Wool Broker, Newspaper proprietor |
Thomas Blacket Stephens (5 January 1819 – 26 August 1877) was a wealthy Brisbane businessman and newspaper proprietor who also served as an alderman and mayor of Brisbane Municipal Council, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland and a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.