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Joshua Spencer Thompson

Joshua Spencer Thompson

Belfast-born Canadian politician

Joshua Spencer Thompson (1828 – December 20, 1880) was a Canadian journalist and politician.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cariboo District, Preceded by ...

Born in Belfast, Ireland, Thompson emigrated to British Columbia in 1858. Thompson was a journalist and accountant prior to becoming an MP. A Liberal-Conservative, Thompson sat in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada following his acclamation as member for Cariboo in the special byelection held in 1871 after British Columbia's entry into Confederation.[2] His only actual electoral race was in the 1874 election; in the 1878 election he was acclaimed again and did not seek a further term in office after that.[1] Thompson died in Victoria, British Columbia.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Joshua Spencer Thompson – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    "Joshua Spencer Thompson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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