Thomas Horne

Thomas Horne (8 June 1800 – 23 September 1870) was an Australian judge and politician. Early life Horne was born in Chiswick, Middlesex and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He entered Lincoln's Inn and was called to the Bar in February 1827. He married Maria Hyriott in 1826. Arrival in the colony Horne travelled to Van Diemen's Land with his wife and two daughters, arriving in Hobart Town on 31 January 1830. He was soon engaged in local politics, opposing the governor, Sir George Arthur and editing the Colonist newspaper. Horne's life was marked by frequent descent into debt. At one point he admitted to losses of £22,000.