Barker, Thomas (1799 - 1875)

Manufacturer, engineer, politician, landowner and philanthropist; owner of a cloth mill, flour mills and a woollen mill; Director and President Sydney Railway Co; Director and Chairman Commercial Banking Co of Sydney and Trustee Savings Bank of New South Wales; founder and director Royal Exchange.

Directorships

• The Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd (1834 - 1981)

• 'Barker, Thomas (1799 - 1875), Engineer, Manufacturer, Grazier and Philanthropist', in Bright Sparcs. A register of people involved in the development of science, technology, engineering and medicine in Australia, including references to their archival materials and bibliographic resources., 1994, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P004097b.htm. [ Details... ]