Person

Barker, Thomas (1799 - 1875)

Born: 25 March 1799
Soho, England
Died: 12 March 1875
Bringelly, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Engineer, Manufacturer, Grazier and Philanthropist

Summary

Thomas Barker became owner of a flour mill in about 1828, a cloth mill in the late 1840s and a woollen mill in 1852. The latter was acquired by John Vicars (qv) in 1874.

Related Corporate Bodies

Sydney Mechanics Institute (1843 - 1878)
Thomas Barker was a Trustee of the Sydney Mechanics Institute.
The University of Sydney (1850 - )
Thomas Barker made significant donations towards the Univeristy of Sydney.

Published resources

Book Sections

Walsh, G. P., 'Barker, Thomas (1799-1875), engineer, manufacturer, grazier and philanthropist' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 1: 1788 - 1850 A-H, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1966), pp. 57-58. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010055b.htm. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7787387. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/26060428. Details
'Barker, Thomas (1799-1875)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464391. Details

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