Thomas Reynolds (27 January 1818 â 25 February 1875) was the fifth Premier of South Australia, serving from 9 May 1860 to 8 October 1861. He served five non-continuous terms as Treasurer.
The brother had died by the time Thomas Reynolds arrived.
Reynolds became an alderman in the Adelaide City Council in 1854, succeeding William Paxton, but soon resigned to enter the unicameral South Australian Legislative Council. In 1857 he was elected for Sturt in the first South Australian House of Assembly, a seat he held until 12 March 1860. From September 1857 to June 1858 he was commissioner of public works in the Hanson ministry. On 13 March 1860, Reynolds changed seats to City of Adelaide and on 9 May 1860 he became Premier and Treasurer of South Australia.
Reynolds resigned as premier and treasurer on 8 October 1861. Reynolds represented East Adelaide from 5 November 1864 to 27 March 1870 and Encounter Bay from 14 December 1871 to 2 February 1872 and 29 February 1872 to 28 August 1873.
Some years earlier his interest in the Northern Territory had been stimulated by reports from his nephew, Frederick Henry Litchfield. .
The SS Gothenburg which was wrecked in a tropical cyclone near the Great Barrier Reef on 24 February 1875, and he was drowned. He was married to Anne Litchfield, and had two sons. Anne died in the same shipwreck.
Long associated with the total abstinence (temperance) movement in Adelaide, Reynolds was known as "Teapot Tommy".
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