Arthur Lisle Thompson (19 June 1884 – 1 February 1949) was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Mooresville, Ontario and became an implement agent. Thompson was an alderman of Chatham, Ontario from 1922 to 1925. He was the city's mayor in 1926 and 1927 then city manager from 1928 to 1935. He was

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to Parliament at the

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riding by in a by-election on 11 December 1939 following the death of incumbent James Warren Rutherford. After serving the remainder of the

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, Thompson was defeated by Earl Desmond of the National Government (Conservative) Party.

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* 1884 births 1949 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of places in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Canadian city managers and chief administrative officers {{Ontario-mayor-stub

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