Henry Broughton Thomson (July 21, 1870 – September 17, 1939) was a Canadian merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Victoria City from 1907 to 1916 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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, the eldest son of Captain William Thomson and Alice Broughton. He had several brothers, including

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; Gwyneth Bebb married another brother, Thomas Weldon Thomson. He was educated in

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. Thomson came to British Columbia in 1893. He was a director of Turner, Beeton & Co., of the Colonist Printing & Publishing Co., of the Victoria Transfer Co. Ltd and of the Silicon Brick Lime Co. Ltd. Thomson served as

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for the Conservative Party in the assembly. In 1918, he was named chairman of the Canadian Food Board. Thomson died in

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at the age of 69.

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1870 births 1939 deaths British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs People from County Down Irish emigrants to Canada (before 1923) {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub