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DEATH OF MR. THOMAS

BROUGHTON.

AN EX-MAYOR OF SYDNEY.

The sudden death was announced yesterday of Mr. Thomas Broughton, in his 92nd year, at his resi- dence, Hazlemere, Glebe Point. The deceased in the "fifties" and prior to that was well-known       in the public life of the colony, but for a great many years past he devoted himself principally         to pastoral pursuits. He owned the two large sta-       tions, Muttama and Gundagai, covering 60,000 acres     freehold land, on the Murrumbidgee, and had packed up             ready to pay a visit to them yesterday with the idea of being back in time to spend Christmas with his       family in Sydney. He was apparently in fairly good     health right up to the hour of his death.       Always an early riser, he was up and had had his bath and breakfast before 7.30 a.m. He then went     to his bedroom, evidently feeling ill, and com- menced to undress. Hastily calling his wife,   he said, "Well, good-bye; I'm done: God bless you," and expired. The suddenness of the sad event naturally came as a shock to the members of             the family. Deceased leaves a widow, 80 years of  

age, four married daughters (Mesdames Wilshire,   Cottell, Stewart, and Tingcombe), and six sons, who     are all in Sydney at the present time, viz., Messrs Alfred, Fred, Edwin, Charles, James, and Frank  

Broughton.  

The late Mr Broughton was born at Windsor, on     the Hawkesbury River, in 1810, he buried his father   in Windsor in 1815, and was married at Windsor 64         years ago on the anniversary of his birthday, August 20. He was elected to the City Council on Novem- ber 1, 1842, and four years later he was elected Mayor of Sydney, a position which he only held for a year. For about 12 years he remained in office as an   alderman. The deceased gentleman was one of the         first members of the Legislative Assembly under the   Electoral Reform Act of 1858, being returned for   West Sydney. He was offered a portfolio on several     occasions, but always refused on the ground that he         could not spare the time. In his early days he was the proprietor of a large tailoring establishment in     Sydney. Prior to 1898 the late Mr. Broughton lived     for a long time at Bradley Hall, Glenmore-road,   Paddington. He removed then to Glebe Point, the old house being demolished and the Broughton Estate   cut up and sold.

The deceased, who was a very careful and prudent man, is supposed to have left much property, situated in various parts of the State, and valued at a consider-  

able sum. In addition to the two station properties   already mentioned he was the owner of the Artarmon     Estate, comprising about 300 acres, in the heart of     Willoughby. The late gentleman was of a retiring        

disposition.    

The funeral will take place this afternoon at  

Rookwood.

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