Person

McCombie, Thomas (1819 - 1869)

Born
1819
Tillyfour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died
2 October 1869
Scotland
Occupation
Journalist and Social scientist

Summary

Thomas McCombie was an active politician in Victoria 1846-1851, 1856-1859 and 1868. While in England 1859-1866 he read papers to the British Association on aborigines and to the Social Science Association on various subjects. He was proposed as a FRS in 1864.

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McCarthy, G.J.

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