Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1 June 1800 â 16 July 1879) was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Thomson was born at Edinburgh, Scotland. His tutor was Joseph Lowe.
Thomson also served as President of the Australian Club in Sydney. During his visit to England he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and in 1874 he was created a Knight Commander of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Thomson married Anne Marie Bourke, the second daughter of Governor Sir Richard Bourke, who survived him with two sons and five daughters. His wife, a prominent activist, was one of the founding committee members for women and infant refuge Sydney Founding Institute, now The Infants' Home Child and Family Services. One daughter, Elizabeth, was mother of Edward Grigg, 1st Baron Altrincham; another, Susan Emmeline, married the politician-pastoralist William John Macleay, while another Eglantine Julia, married the politician William Campbell. His portrait is in the great hall of the University of Sydney. Thomson died on 16 July 1879 in Sydney.