Thomas Henry Macpherson (June 1, 1842 – June 17, 1903) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a

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. He was born in

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. Macpherson was employed at a banking house in

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and came to Ontario in 1871. He became the senior member of a wholesale grocery in

. Macpherson served as president of the Hamilton Board of Trade.Gemmill, A
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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs 1842 births 1903 deaths {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub