Andrew Joseph Thynne
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The Hon Andrew Thynne |
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Thynne in 1911
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 26 January 1882 – 23 March 1922 |
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Andrew Joseph Thynne 30 October 1847 County Clare, Ireland |
| Died | 27 February 1927 (aged 79) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | South Brisbane Cemetery |
| Nationality | Irish Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Williamina Cairncross (m.1869 d.1918), Christina Jane Corrie nee Macpherson (m.1922 d.1937) |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Galway |
| Occupation | Solicitor, Chancellor of the Queensland University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Andrew Joseph Thynne (30 October 1847 – 27 February 1927) was a lawyer and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council and Attorney-General of Queensland.
Thynne son of Edward Thynne, was born in County Clare, Ireland. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' school, Ennistymon, by a private tutor, and at Queen's College, Galway, where he won a classical scholarship. He came to Brisbane with his parents in 1864, but the family soon after removed to Ipswich. Thynne entered the Queensland civil service, resigned later to take up the study of law, and was admitted as a solicitor in 1873, where he prospered in his profession.
In 1882 Thynne was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. He was Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of Queensland in the second McIlwraith ministry from June to November 1888 and held the same position when the ministry was reconstructed under Morehead until August 1890. He was honorary minister in the McIlwraith-Nelson ministry from May to October 1893, and again Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of Queensland in the succeeding Nelson ministry from October 1893 to October 1894, then postmaster-general until March 1897, and from March 1896 to March 1898 minister for agriculture.
He took a particular interest in agriculture, and was largely responsible for the founding of the agricultural college at Gatton and for the state experimental farms. During this busy period of Thynne's life he also represented Queensland at the 1891 federal convention, at the 1894 Colonial Conference held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and at the postal conference at Hobart, Tasmania in 1895, and at the Pacific Cable conference in 1895-6. He was associated with the foundation of the University of Queensland, became a member of the first senate in 1910, vice-chancellor in 1916, and chancellor in 1926.
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