Thomas Joseph Byrnes
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The Honourable Thomas Joseph Byrnes |
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| 12th Premier of Queensland | |
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In office 13 April 1898 – 27 September 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Hugh Nelson |
| Succeeded by | James Dickson |
| Constituency | Warwick |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cairns |
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In office 29 April 1893 – 4 April 1896 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick Wimble |
| Succeeded by | Isidor Lissner |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warwick |
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In office 4 April 1896 – 27 September 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Morgan |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 12 August 1890 – 13 March 1893 |
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11 November 1860 Spring Hill, Queensland |
| Died | 27 September 1898 (aged 37) Brisbane, Queensland |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Ministerialist |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Thomas Joseph Byrnes (11 November 1860 – 27 September 1898) was Premier of Queensland from April 1898 until his death in October of the same year, having previously served in several ministerial positions in his parliamentary career. He was the first Roman Catholic Premier of Queensland and the first to die in office.
Byrnes was born in Spring Hill, Queensland, to Irish immigrants Patrick Byrnes and his wife Anna, née Tighe. Byrnes was educated at Bowen State School, then, winning a scholarship where topped the state, he studied at Brisbane Grammar School and then studied arts and law at the University of Melbourne, graduating with honours in both. During his time at the University of Melbourne he was Prelector of the Dialectic Society of Trinity College (University of Melbourne), winning the Society's inaugural Wigram Allen Prize in 1883, only months after it had been established by Sir George Wigram Allen. In 1882-83 Byrnes taught at Xavier College.
Byrnes was admitted as a barrister in Victoria on 8 July 1884 and returned for a Queensland admission on 5 August; he then began a successful career as a barrister. Byrnes' talent brought him to the attention of fellow barrister Sir Samuel Griffith, then Premier of Queensland, who had him appointed Solicitor-General with a seat in the Legislative Council. Byrnes stood down from the Legislative Council to successfully stand for Cairns in the Legislative Assembly in 1893. He represented Cairns until 1896, after which he represented Warwick in the Legislative Assembly from 1896 to his death in 1898.
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