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Thomas Scatcherd (November 10, 1823 – April 15, 1876) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented
Middlesex North Middlesex North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the ...
as a
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member of the
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from 1867 to 1876. He was born in Wyton in Middlesex County,
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in 1823. His father,
John Scatcherd John Scatcherd (21 January 1800 – 15 June 1858) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented West Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1858. He came to Upper Canada from Wyt ...
, represented West Middlesex in the
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from 1854 until his death in 1858. He married Isabella Sprague, granddaughter of
Elias Moore Elias Moore (March 1, 1776 – October 13, 1847) was a Loyalist politician in Upper Canada. Born into a Quaker family in New Jersey just after the American Revolution began, he and his family eventually emigrated to Upper Canada. He later b ...
, who had represented Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly during the
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.1 Thomas articled in law in
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and
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and entered practice in 1849. In 1849, he became solicitor for the town of London. In 1861, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly for West Middlesex; he was reelected in 1863. He opposed
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because he felt that it was structured to favour
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. With
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, he strongly opposed a bill introduced in 1866 to extend privileges to
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schools in
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which were being proposed for
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schools in Canada East by
Alexander Tilloch Galt Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, (September 6, 1817 – September 19, 1893) was a politician and a father of the Canadian Confederation. Early life Galt was born in Chelsea, England on September 6, 1817. He was the son of John Galt, a Scottish ...
; their resistance led to the withdrawal of both bills and the resignation of Galt. He died in Ottawa in 1876 while in office. His brother Robert Colin represented Middlesex North from 1876 to 1878.


References

1. Morgan, Henry James. The Canadian Parliamentary Companion, p. 72, Quebec: Desbarats and Derbishire, (1863)


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scatcherd, Thomas 1823 births 1876 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario