Josiah Thomas [SEP] date of death
Josiah Thomas
Josiah Thomas (28 April 1863 – 5 February 1933) was an Australian politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the inaugural 1901 federal election, representing the Labor Party. Thomas served as a minister in Andrew Fisher's first two governments, as Postmaster-General (1908–1909, 1910–1911) and Minister for External Affairs (1911–1913). He joined the Nationalist Party after the 1916 Labor split and transferred to the Senate at the 1917 election, serving as a Senator for New South Wales from 1917
Thomas Byerley (potter)
Thomas Byerley (1747 – 11 September 1810) was an English businessman, a partner in the Wedgwood pottery firm.
Life.
He was the son of Thomas Byerley (son of Nicholas Byerley of Muggleswick Grange and Hedley) and Margaret Wedgwood, the daughter of Thomas Wedgwood III and sister of Josiah Wedgwood. In 1768 he emigrated to America but returned in 1775 and became a clerk at Etruria, where he became a salesman. After Josiah Wedgwood I's death and after Josiah Wedgwood II