Robert Thomson (Australian politician)


Robert Thomson was an Australian politician. He was the member for Eastern Province of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1 November 1856 to 1 November 1863.
Thomson's parents were Rev. William Thomson and his wife Janet. He was born in Scotland and emigrated to New South Wales in 1834, moving to Victoria in 1841. He married Margaret Louisa Campbell and they had five sons and two daughters.