Thomas McIlwraith

The Honourable Sir Thomas McIlwraith KCMG
8th Premier of Queensland
In office 21 January 1879 (1879-01-21) – 13 November 1883 (1883-11-13)
Preceded by	John Douglas
Succeeded by	Samuel Griffith
Constituency	Mulgrave
In office 13 June 1888 (1888-06-13) – 30 November 1888 (1888-11-30)
Preceded by	Samuel Griffith
Succeeded by	Boyd Dunlop Morehead
Constituency	Brisbane North
In office 27 March 1893 (1893-03-27) – 27 October 1893 (1893-10-27)
Preceded by	Sir Samuel Griffith
Succeeded by	Hugh Nelson
Constituency	Brisbane North
11th Treasurer of Queensland
In office 21 January 1879 (1879-01-21) – 5 January 1882 (1882-01-05)
Preceded by	James Dickson
Succeeded by	Archibald Archer
Constituency	Mulgrave
In office 13 June 1888 (1888-06-13) – 30 November 1888 (1888-11-30)
Preceded by	Samuel Griffith
Succeeded by	William Pattison
Constituency	Brisbane North
In office 12 August 1890 (1890-08-12) – 27 March 1893 (1893-03-27)
Preceded by	John Donaldson
Succeeded by	Hugh Nelson
Constituency	Brisbane North
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Warrego
In office 5 January 1870 (1870-01-05) – 8 August 1871 (1871-08-08)
Preceded by	Arthur Hodgson
Succeeded by	Archibald Buchanan
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Maranoa
In office 25 November 1873 (1873-11-25) – 20 November 1878 (1878-11-20)
Preceded by	William Miles
Succeeded by	James Lalor
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Mulgrave
In office 21 November 1878 (1878-11-21) – 5 June 1886 (1886-06-05)
Preceded by	Walter Scott
Succeeded by	Walter Adams
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Brisbane North
In office 5 May 1888 (1888-05-05) – 21 March 1896 (1896-03-21) Serving with Samuel Griffith, John Kingsbury, Robert Fraser
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Thomas MacDonald-Paterson
Personal details
Born	(1835-05-17)17 May 1835 Ayr, Scotland
Died	17 July 1900(1900-07-17) (aged 65) London, England
Political party	Ministerialist
Spouse(s)	Margaret Whannell (1863–1877) Harriette Ann Mosman (1879–1900)

Sir Thomas McIlwraith KCMG (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most politicians of his era, McIlwraith was an influential businessman, who combined his parliamentary career with a prosperous involvement in the pastoral industry.