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Thomas Bridges (12 November 1853 – 4 June 1939) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in the seat of Nundah (21 March 1896 – 18 May 1907)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2012 and of the Legislative Council 1860-1922 )〕 as a member of the Ministerial Party 〔In late 1908, the two non-Labour parties merged into a new grouping known as the Ministerial Party, who were supporters of the Ministry.〕 and subsequently as a member of the Commonwealth Liberal Party (2 October 1909 – 16 March 1918).〔The Commonwealth Liberal Party is not related to the Liberal Party of Australia, which was created in 1943.〕 ==Early life== Thomas Bridges was born on 12 November 1853 at Nundah, then known as German Station, to a local farmer, George Bridges and his wife, Mary Brightman, both immigrants from England. Thomas was the first of their Australian-born children, having already three born in England. His father built the Kedron Brook Hotel, a popular "watering hole" half-way between Brisbane and Sandgate, and constructed a bypass in Sandgate Road around Donkin's Hill, which lead to the development of the village at German Station. Bridges and a number of his siblings were amongst the first scholars enrolled at the new German Station National School, when it opened in 1865.〔''List of Original Scholars, German Station School 1865'', Nundah & District Historical Society.〕 Initially Bridges followed in his father's footsteps as a farmer with interests in fruit and dairy, but later focussed exclusively on fruit, including pineapples, contributing to the success of fruit growing in the Nundah-Zillmere district. Bridges married Margaret Elizabeth Lee on 17 July 1873 at the home of her parents, Rose Hill Farm near Cabbage Tree Creek, now known as Boondall. They had 13 children, namely: Emma Jane, Amelia Mary, Thomas George, Joseph Brightman, Charles Josiah, Margaret Mary Elizabeth, Joseph Silas, Samuel Brightman, Eva Violet Annie, Alice Maud Mildred, Laura Eunice Elsie, Willie and Lucy Alvena, of whom two died as infants. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Bridges (Australian politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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