Thomas Ashworth

Thomas Ramsden Ashworth (5 December 1864 – 23 August 1935) was an Australian politician.

Thomas Ashworth
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Ovens
In office 1902–1904
Personal details
Born	Thomas Ramsden Ashworth Junior[1] (1864-12-05)5 December 1864[1] Richmond, Victoria[1]
Died	23 August 1935(1935-08-23) (aged 70)[1] Fitzroy, Victoria[1]
Resting place	Melbourne General Cemetery[1]
Spouse(s)	Emily Ashweek (1888-1922) Marguerita Adele Young (1930-1935)
Profession	Architect

Born in Richmond to medical practitioner Thomas Ramsden Ashworth and Mary Jane Leeson, his family moved to Bombala in New South Wales when he was a child but returned to Melbourne after his father's death in 1876. He spent four years at sea before taking various jobs as a carpenter, builder, architect and estate agent. In 1888 he married Emily Ashweek; later, in 1894, he married Marguerite Adele Young. He was President of the Victorian Free Trade Association from 1898 to 1902 and a South Melbourne City Councillor from 1895 to 1898. From 1902 to 1904 he was the member for Ovens in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Ashworth died in 1935 in Fitzroy.^[2][1]