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Smith, Thomas Whistler (1824–1859)

	Smith, Thomas Whistler (1824–1859)
Born	26 September, 1824 London , Middlesex , England
Died	12 November, 1859 (aged 35) London , Middlesex , England
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Anglican
Related Entries [View as tree]	Butler, Henry (brother-in-law) Lamb, John de Villiers (brother-in-law) Smith, Henry Gilbert (uncle)
Passenger Ship*	Eliza (1830) (unassisted immigrant)
Education*	Sydney College (student, 1835-1839)
Occupation*	Anglican lay leader (1848-1859) New South Wales, Australia company director (1848-1859) New South Wales, Australia general merchant (1848-1858) New South Wales, Australia banker (1850-1859) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1857-1859) New South Wales, Australia
Clubs*	Union Club (Sydney) (founding member, 1857)
Key Organisations*	Australian Gaslight Co (company director, ?-1859) Australian General Assurance Co (company director, ?-1859) Australian Steam Navigation Co (company director, ?-1859) Australian Trust Co (company director, ?-1859) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (company director, ?-1859) Sydney Exchange Co (founder) Sydney Exchange Co (company director, 1841-1859) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (company director, 1850-1851) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (company director, 1857-1859) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (deputy chair, 1857-1859)
Stately Homes*	Ecclesbourne (Double Bay, Sydney) (resident, 1847-1850) Glenrock (Edgecliff, Sydney) (owner, 1850)
Workplaces*	Smith Bros (employee, 1840-1848) Smith, Croft & Co (partner, 1848-1858) Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (bank manager, 1859-1859)

* Dates are approximate