John Hall Thompson (1810 – October 27, 1893) was a Canadian court commissioner and political figure. He represented Ontario North in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member.[1]
Source: Library and Archives Canada
He was born in Salisbury, England, in 1810,[1] the son of Joseph Thompson,[2] and educated at Berwick-on-Tweed. He was reeve for Brock Township and served as warden for Ontario County in 1856–7, 1860 and 1864–5. Thompson lived in Cannington.[3] He was elected in 1867 but defeated in the 1872 election. Thompson also served as lieutenant-colonel in the county militia from 1869 to 1880[1] and was commissioner in the Court of Queen's Bench.[2]
In 1847, he married Margaret Cowan. Thompson died at Qu'Appelle Station, Saskatchewan, at the age of 83.[2]
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Ontario North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Hall Thompson | 1,628 | ||||||
| Liberal | Matthew Crooks Cameron | 1,362 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,674 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[4] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Ontario North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Henry Gibbs | 1,835 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Hall Thompson | 1,620 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1867)
- ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". 1871. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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