Sir Thomas Bavin | |
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| 24th Premier of New South Wales Elections: 1927, 1930 | |
| In office 18 October 1927 – 4 November 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Lang |
| Succeeded by | Jack Lang |
| Constituency | Gordon (1917–20) Ryde (1920–27) Gordon (1927–35) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Rainsford Bavin 5 May 1874 Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Died | 31 August 1941 (aged 67) Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Nationalist |
| Spouse | Edyth Winchcombe |
| Education | Newington College University of Sydney |
Sir Thomas Rainsford Bavin, KCMG, KC (5 May 1874 – 31 August 1941) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1927 to 1930. He was born in New Zealand and arrived in Australia at the age of 15, where he studied law and became a barrister. He served as personal secretary to Australia's first two prime ministers, Edmund Barton and Alfred Deakin. Bavin was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1917. He served two terms as Attorney General of New South Wales (1921, 1922–1925) before leading the Nationalist Party to victory at the 1927 state election, in a coalition with the Country Party. His predecessor Jack Lang and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) defeated his government after a single term at the 1930 state election.