Thomas McKenzie Hewitt (1868 - 1931)

Born 11 May 1868 in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Hermoine Edith (Lockett) Hewitt — married 8 Apr 1896 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Died 14 Jan 1931 at age 62 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Thomas Hewitt has Scottish Ancestors.

Thomas was born in 1868. He was the son of Thomas Hewitt and Barbara Batchen. He passed away in 1931.

Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 15 January 1931, page 8. ^[1] HEWITT. - January 14, at Lismore, Thomas Mackenzie Hewitt, beloved husband of Hermoine Hewitt, and son of the late T. G. Hewitt, of Lismore and Grafton, aged 62 years.

Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Thursday 15 January 1931, page 6. ^[2] MR. T. M. HEWITT DEATH YESTERDAY WELL KNOWN RESIDENT Mr. Thomas MacKenzie Hewitt, aged 61, died yesterday at his residence, Hospital Hill, Lismore, after being in poor health for four years, as the result of a stroke. The late Mr. Hewitt played a prominent part in the public life of the North Coast till 1926, and was known over the whole area. He leaves a widow, one son, Dr. T. G. Hewitt, of Cairns (Q.), and one daughter, Miss Marjorie Hewitt, of Lismore. Mr N. C. Hewitt (Tweed Heads) is a brother and Miss Mary Hewitt (Lismore) is a sister; Mrs. E. Menzies (Drummoyne) is also a sister. The late Mr. Hewitt arrived in Lismore as a boy with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hewitt. Mr. T. G. Hewitt owned the, "Northern Star," and Mr. T. M. Hewitt took control when his father relinquished the pen, and was for several years a director when the Northern Star News paper company was floated. Mr. T. M. Hewitt was best known for his interest in agriculture and for his years of work in the interests of the man on the land. He was secretary of the Lismore Agricultural and

photo - THE LATE MR. T. M. HEWITT

Industrial Society for more than 25 years and secretary of the North Coast Agricultural Societies' Association - an organisation of which he was the founder - from its inception in 1906 to his retirement in 1926. He was the founder of the Guernsey Herd Society in the district, took an active part in the control of the District Hospital, and was associated with horticultural societies and many other district public bodies and movements. For years he was the moving spirit behind the North Coast district exhibit in Sydney and Brisbane and by this means alone did much to make the district known. T.M., as he was familiarly known on half the showgrounds of the State, was born with a love of open-air life and all that pertained to agriculture. This trend in his nature was the main spring of his life and he got more pleasure from a beautiful rose, more enjoyment from persuading the farmers to try a new fodder or grass, than many men do from things usually considered to be of more material worth. The funeral will move from 41 Uralba street, at 2.30 p.m. to-day for the Presbyterian portion of the Lismore cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16746033
2. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94117021

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• Birth - NSW BDM BC 9754/1868
• Marriage - NSW BDM MC not found
• Death - NSW BDM DC 4776/1931.
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