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Thomas Sutherland Parker (April 3, 1829 – October 24, 1868) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented
Wellington Centre Wellington Centre was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the ...
in the
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as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1868. He was born in
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in Upper Canada in 1829, the son of Robert Parker. He studied medicine at Victoria College in
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and
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in Philadelphia, became a doctor and practised medicine in Guelph. Parker was elected to the
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for the North riding of Wellington in 1863. He was elected to the
1st Canadian Parliament The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867, until July 8, 1872. The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867. It was prorogued prior to the 1872 election. It was controlled by a ...
in 1867 and died in Guelph in 1868 while still in office, as a result of an accidental fall through a bridge after a visit to a sick child near Rockwood.


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1829 births 1868 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 Road incident deaths in Canada Accidental deaths in Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub