Thomas Brentnall
Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Thomas Brentnall (30 December 1846 – 10 July 1937) was an English-born chartered accountant who was the first president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.[1]
Early life and background
He was the nephew of Thomas Brentnall, the 9th Mayor of Middlesbrough (1862). He matriculated at the University of Durham.
Accountancy in Australia
His successful business evolved with several names, Brentnall & Riley, Brentnall, Norton & Co., and Brentnall, Mewton & Butler. From 1880, he lived at Newnham, Caroline Street, in South Yarra.
Other interests
Brentnall was a keen musician and most notably a violinist and often performed in Melbourne.
Death
His wife, Caroline Brentnall (née Crossley) died in 1909.
References
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Bibliography
- A. D. Ellis, The History of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Melbourne, 1941); Chartered Accountant in Australia, July 1937; Argus (Melbourne), 30 December 1935; Sun-News Pictorial (Melbourne), 12 July 1937.