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George Thorn
	George Thorn
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	6th Premier of Queensland
	In office; 5 June 1876 – 8 March 1877
Preceded by	Arthur Macalister
Succeeded by	John Douglas
Born	12 October 1838; Ipswich, Queensland,; Australia
Died	13 January 1905; Ipswich, Queensland,; Australia
Spouse(s)	Jane Handcock

George Henry Thorn (12 October 1838 – 13 January 1905) was a Premier of Queensland, Australia.

Thorn was born in Sydney, New South Wales, a son of George Thorn, one of the founders of the city of Ipswich and a member of the first Queensland legislative assembly. He was schooled at The King's School, Parramatta and the University of Sydney. In 1867 he became the member for the electorate of West Moreton in Queensland. Thorn was Postmaster General for the colony between 1874 and 1876.

He became Premier on 5 June 1876, and resigned from the position on 8 March 1877, however he remained in the ministry of his successor, John Douglas until February 1878. Thorn became Queensland commissioner to the 1878 Paris Exposition. On his return from Europe, he was re-elected to parliament twice more, finally retiring in 1902.

[edit] References

Serle, Percival (1949). "Thorn, George". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogT-V.html#thorn1.

Political offices
Preceded by Arthur Macalister	Premier of Queensland 1876-1877	Succeeded by John Douglas