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John Charles Thomson JP (1866 – 9 April 1934) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.


Biography

Thomson was born in Invercargill in 1866. He was appointed a
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, but retired in 1925, when the seat was again won by Hamilton. After several years of ill-health, he died at Invercargill on 9 April 1934. He was 67 years old.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, John Charles 1866 births 1934 deaths New Zealand Liberal Party MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives People from Invercargill New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates New Zealand people of Scottish descent Mayors of places in Southland, New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 1919 New Zealand general election New Zealand justices of the peace Colony of New Zealand people