David Thompson (December 7, 1836April 18, 1886) was a
Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented
Haldimand Haldimand may refer to:
People
* Frederick Haldimand (1718–1791), Swiss-born army officer and governor of Quebec
* Peter Frederick Haldimand (1741 or 1742–1765), Swiss-born British army officer and surveyor
* William Haldimand (1784–1862), d ...
in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
as a
Liberal member from 1867 to 1886.
He was born in
Wainfleet Township in
Upper Canada in 1836,
the son of
David Thompson who represented Haldimand in the
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the lower house of the legislature for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper C ...
from 1841 to 1851. After studying at
Upper Canada College, he became a merchant selling flour and grain. Thompson married Elizabeth Stinson in 1858. In 1863, he was elected to the
8th Parliament of the Province of Canada for Haldimand; after
Confederation, he was reelected to the House of Commons. He died in
Indiana, Ontario
Indiana is a ghost town in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. It was located on the north-east bank of the Grand River, north of Cayuga. The town flourished in the mid- to late 19th century as a mill town and base for the river transport trade ...
while still in office in 1886.
David's son,
Andrew, later represented
Haldimand and Monck in the House of Commons.
The property where the mansion built by Thompson's father still stands is now preserved as a
National Historic Site of Canada,
Ruthven Park Ruthven may refer to:
Places Scotland
* Ruthven, Aberdeenshire, a village
* Ruthven, Angus, a village
** Ruthven Castle, Angus
* Ruthven, Badenoch, Highland
** Ruthven Barracks, Highland
* Ruthven Castle (disambiguation)
* Loch Ruthven, nature ...
.
Ruthven Park web site
/ref>
References
1836 births
1886 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Canadian people of Scottish descent
{{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub