Thomas Playford II
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The Honourable Thomas Playford |
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| 17th Premier of South Australia Elections: 1890 |
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In office 11 June 1887 – 27 June 1889 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor |
Sir William Robinson Earl of Kintore |
| Preceded by | John Downer |
| Succeeded by | John Cockburn |
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In office 19 August 1890 – 21 June 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Earl of Kintore |
| Preceded by | John Cockburn |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Holder |
| 5th Leader of the Opposition (SA) | |
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In office 1887–1887 |
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| Preceded by | Jenkin Coles |
| Succeeded by | John Downer |
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In office 1889–1890 |
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| Preceded by | John Cockburn |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Holder |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 November 1837 Bethnal Green, London, England |
| Died | 19 April 1915 (aged 77) Kent Town, South Australia |
Thomas Playford (26 November 1837 – 19 April 1915) served as Premier of South Australia and Treasurer from 11 June 1887 to 26 June 1889 and 8 August 1890 to 20 June 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907.
Born in Bethnal Green, London in 1837, Playford moved to Adelaide in 1844 with his parents the Rev. Thomas Playford (c. 1795 – 18 September 1873) and his wife Mary Anne Playford, née Perry (c. 1804 – 27 April 1872), two brothers and a sister. He worked as a farmer prior to entering politics.
Elected to the Parliament of South Australia at the 1868 election as the Member for Onkaparinga, he gained the sobriquet "Honest Tom" for his forthright and straightforward manner, although these same qualities would earn him the occasional disapproval of fellow politicians and the electorate, and caused his defeat at the 1871 election. Playford returned to Parliament at the 1875 election as member for East Torrens and held the position of Reforming Commissioner for Crown Lands and Immigration before losing his seat yet again at the 1887 election. A month later however, he won the seat of Newcastle. By mid-1887 he became Premier and Treasurer, positions he would hold for two years until a vote of no confidence passed. During his premiership, his most important achievement was considered to be the implementation of the first systematic tariff system for South Australia.
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