Lawyer, politician and mayor of Wellington. Arrived in Otago in 1856; qualified as a lawyer in 1871; practised law in Oamaru until 1890, when he moved to Wellington and practised with A de B Brandon. Was mayor of Wellington, 1904-1908. Elected Member of Parliament for Waitaki, 1876-1880, and Oamaru, 1885-1890. Appointed Colonial Secretary and, later, Minister of Education and Justice, 1887-1890. Son of John Hislop, 1821-1904. (See `Southern people; a dictionary of Otago Southland biography', 1998)
Hislop, Thomas William, 1850-1925
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Correspondence
Date: Apr-Aug 1881
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-04/1
Description: Identified correspondents entered under Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence
Date: Mar-May 1881
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-03/3
Description: Identified correspondents entered in Name field below; also includes coded telegram from Sir John Hall re Parihaka, interview with Te Whiti Quantity: 1 folder(s). Includes printed map of Mikonui Water Race near the settlement of Ross [Totara District]
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Town Hall, Wellington :The grand organ. Opening recitals, Tuesday, March 6th, Thursday ...
Date: 1906
From: [Music programmes 1906].
By: Turnbull, Hickson & Gooder, Ltd.
Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1906-02
Description: Programme shows a picture of the new organ on the cover. Inside is a portrait of the mayor Hon T W Hislop. The programmes include performances by the organist Maughan Barnett. In the back is a detailed description of the organ and its dimensions and components. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Programme of 12 pages, 220 x 140 mm.
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Hislop, Thomas William 1850-1925 : Letter book
Date: 1885-1891
By: Hislop, Thomas William, 1850-1925
Reference: Micro-MS-0662
Description: Letters mainly concern his legal business in Oamaru. Also 5 letters to Sir Robert Stout re political matters and the Oamaru Railway Station, 1885-1886, and 2 letters to Sir Harry Atkinson re Hislop's resignation as Minister of Education, 1890-1891. Relationship complexity - Print out available at qMS Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) Negative.
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Correspondence
Date: 1887
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-07/4
Description: Identified correspondents entered in the Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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General inward letters
Date: 1889-1913
From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8670-254
Description: General inward correspondence; includes some signatures of prominent individuals clipped off from other letters, presumably by an autograph-collecting member of the family. Not all indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Legal documents
Date: 1852-1944
From: Brandon family : Papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-5634-5
Description: Comprises land grants (1852-1856); bond releases; AMP Policy (1879) and covering letter (1938); dissolution of partnership (1910); setting up of partnership; trustee establishment; Norwich Union policy (1944) and mortgage of life life policy (1929) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Letters from Thomas William Hislop
Date: [ca 1880-1890]
From: Bell family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-5210-096
Description: Letters from Hislop discussing political affairs. Also included is a letter from J Kennedy Elliott, 1 Oct 1890, urging Bell to stand for Parliament. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
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Inward correspondence
Date: 1895
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-10/5
Description: Identifiable correspondents have been entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Inward correspondence
Date: 1882
From: Atkinson, Harry Albert (Sir), 1831-1892 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0091-015
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
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Correspondence
Date: Mar-Apr 1890
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-163
Description: Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field; also includes telegram from the chairman (?H Jameson) of the Leeston farmers organisation regarding the change of the duck shooting season; an account from an optician; a letter from the Tamsanian Government Railways; and various plans and tracing of land at Lake Ellesmere proposed to be given to Mr Tairoa; and a letter from John M [?] Macrosson, Bustane Quantity: 1 folder(s). Copy of tracing L90/1347 land at Lake Ellesmere proposed to be given to Mr Tairoa and various sections delineated
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Requests for employment assistance (H-K)
Date: [1900-1907]
From: Field, William Hughes, 1861-1944 : Papers
Reference: 73-128-065
Description: Includes letters from C Hall looking for work for a Mr Dunne, from T W Hislop looking for work for a Mr Webb who had been in New Zealand for 40 years in 1905, and from the Government Life and Accident Insurance Department declining work for Mr Hogg. Also includes correspondence relating to the hoped-for migration of Young Yat Heung (Young Yot Hong), son of Young Hing. Language - There is a small amount of Chinese with the application for Young Yat Heung to emigrate to New Zealand Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence
Date: Nov-Dec 1888
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-150
Description: Correspondents identified and entered in the Name field; also includes plan for Holmes-[?]Burke batteries made of zinc/carbon and sulphuric acid/nitrate of soda Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence
Date: May 1889
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-155
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Correspondence and papers relating to debts of T C A Hislop
Date: 1909
From: Bell family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-5210-136
Description: Correspondence between Bell and T C A Hislop, his father T W Hislop, and various creditors, about the debts of Hislop junior, which Bell had organised the payment of while in England. Various bills and vouchers are included. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts, printed matter
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Wedding of Cyril and Elinor Ward, and silver wedding of Sir Joseph and Lady Ward
Date: 1908
From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: 1/1-020340-G
Description: Wedding of Cyril and Elinor Ward, and silver wedding of Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, 1908. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith. Location probably Wellington. Second row: bridesmaid Eileen Ward, unidentified, Cyril Ward, Elinor Ward, Joseph Ward, Lady Ward, Louisa Seddon, bridesmaid Gladys Webster. Front row: Hon J McGowan, Hon J A Millar, Sir George Gowlds, Hon T W Hislop, Rev Fr Hickson, Archbishop Redwood. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative
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Thomas William Hislop
Date: 1878
From: General Assembly Library :Parliamentary portraits
Reference: 35mm-00147-F
Description: A portrait of Thomas William Hislop. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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New Zealand International Exhibition :A proclamation. Christchurch. November 1906 - Apr...
Date: 1906
By: Lyttelton Times Company Ltd
Reference: Eph-E-EXHIBITION-1906-01
Description: Shows text of proclamation by J Ward, Minister of Industries and Commerce, surrounded by inset photo portraits of: W Lee (Baron Plunket), R J Seddon, J G Ward, the Mayor of Christchurch C M Gray, the Mayor of Dunedin J Braithwaite, the Mayor of Wellington T W Hislop, and the Mayor of Auckland A M Myers. Portraits of the King and Queen are at the top. Also featured are inset scenes of a Maori with spear, harvest and farming scenes, fishing, shipping, industry and arts, and at bottom a picture of the exhibition buildings. Other Titles - Poster Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Lyttelton Times Co. Lith, Christchurch, NZ; Recto - bottom centre - Applications for space...from E J Righton, Secretary New Zealand International Exhibition, Christchurch, N.Z. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Colour lithograph 917 x 585 mm.
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New Zealand Times :Wellington mayoralty 1908. They're off! The finish. Hon T Hislop, 91...
Date: 1908
By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z. : 1874); Hiscocks, Eceldowne Frederick, 1879-; Carty, Suzanne, active 1990s
Reference: Eph-D-LOCAL-Wellington-1908-01
Description: Shows two scenes from the Wellington Mayoralty elections, treated as a running race. Issued as a supplement to the newspaper. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Offset print, on sheet 585 x 302 mm. Provenance: Donated by Suzanne Carty, Evening Post in 1998.