Mr Thomas Butterfield Renshaw, Chairman of the Rockhampton Hospitals’ Board 1926 - 1929
Title Mr Thomas Butterfield Renshaw, Chairman of the Rockhampton Hospitals’ Board 1926 - 1929
Description In 1925, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate all publicly funded hospitals in Rockhampton and adjacent areas under the management of a single Rockhampton Hospitals’ Board. Mr Thomas Butterfield Renshaw was elected as Chairman on 28 January 1926 and served until 21 March 1929. Mr Renshaw had been Chairman and member of the Rockhampton Hospital Committee for about ten years prior to its abolition at the time of the amalgamation. Mr Renshaw had been born in England on 22 Sep 1863. On his resignation from the Board he travelled to England on holiday and died there on 04 Jun 1929. Mr Renshaw was Mayor for a short period. He was co-owner of a successful commercial building company which was responsible for the construction of many notable buildings in Rockhampton and the Central West.
Image Number 432
Publisher Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.
Source (Original) Mr Renshaw's grandson, Mr Peter Mackay
Subject Renshaw, Thomas Butterfield
Subject Rockhampton Hospitals' Board
Coverage - Spatial Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland
Coverage - Time ca. 1928
Format of Original photographic print on card: b&w 6.4 cm x 9.6 cm; scan .tif 16.6 MB 1890 x 3073 pixels
Digital Format image/jpeg
Rights This image is provided for the purpose of private study and research and must not be reproduced without the permission of the Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc.