Thompson Green

He migrated to Sydney in 1886, and subsequently spent time in Melbourne and in Tasmania.

He left Melbourne for Adelaide in 1891 and faced continuing problems with being barred from employment due to his union activities, but was hired as a boilermaker at Islington Railway Workshops from 1895 until his election to parliament in 1910.

In local politics, Green was elected mayor of the Corporate Town of Thebarton.

[7] Green was defeated by a Labor candidate when he ran for re-election at the 1918 state election.

[8] Following his parliamentary defeat, Green was appointed Inspector of Bridges by the Butler government.