Thomas Urquhart b. 1824

Also known as Sir Thomas Urquhart, Captain Urquhart
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Thomas Urquhart was a colonial era Victorian caricaturist, army officer(?) and remittance man(?). He was exiled to Australia after he married Mary Norrie. His hobby was drawing and he drew comical caricatures of the local residents which were framed and given to them. Urquhart died aged 69 years.
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Name
Thomas Urquhart
Also known as:
  • Sir Thomas Urquhart (attributed)
  • Captain Urquhart
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
Other Occupation
  • remittance man (ANZSIC code: 6229) (remittance man attributed)
  • army officer (ANZSIC code: 7600) (army officer attributed)
Birth date
1824
Birth place
Ross-shire, Scotland, UK , Ross-shire, Scotland, UK ?
Birth note
Place uncertain
Death date
1893
Death place
Cudgewa Station, near Corryong, Vic
Burial place
Cudgewa Cemetery, VIC
Active Period
  • c.1865 - c.1893
Residence
  • c.1867 - c.1893 Cudgewa Station, Corryong, Upper Murray, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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