William Murray Thompson

For other people named William Thompson, see William Thompson (disambiguation).

William Murray Thompson was a railway contractor and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He was Mayor of Brisbane in 1907.^[1]

William Murray Thompson 1912

William Thompson was born at Tyrrell, in Cumberland, England in 1841.^[1]

He travelled to the gold diggings of New Zealand in the early 1860s and later travelled to Brisbane when gold was discovered in Gympie.^[1]

He was a successful railway contractor.^[2][1]

He died on Friday 30 August 1912 at his home.^[1]