Thomas Bryson (c. 1826 – January 4, 1882) was a

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merchant and political figure. He represented

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in the

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from 1881 to 1882 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of James Bryson and Jane Cochrane. He married Jane Fumerton around 1850. Bryson was mayor of Mansfield and Pontefract from 1878 to 1881. He operated a store at

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. He died in office in 1882 without ever taking his seat in the provincial legislature. Bryson's brother

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was also elected to the legislative assembly and was a member of the legislative council. His daughter Mary married his nephew

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;Notes ;Sources * 1820s births 1882 deaths Canadian people of Scottish descent Anglophone Quebec people Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub