Walker, Thomas

Scottish-born banker and businessman who used his money to support many Sydney charities.

Milestones
Born
Leith, Scotland
3 May 1804
Arrived Sydney
1822
Died
Concord
2 Sep 1886
Relationships
Parent of
Sibling
Spouse
25 Jul 1860
-
1870
Positions
1869
-
1886
Property
Owned
Owned
1840
-
1886

Walker, Thomas

by Patricia Skehan, 2011

 

A businessman, pastoralist and philanthropist, Thomas Walker used the fortune he'd made in the colony to endow hospitals, establish cultural institutions and support the poor.
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