Thomas Kirkpatrick, (December 25, 1805 – March 26, 1870) was a

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lawyer and political figure. He represented Frontenac in the

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as a

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Biography

He was born at Coolmine House,

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, Co. Dublin in 1805, the son of Alexander Kirkpatrick (1749–1818), of Coolmine House and Drumcondra House,

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. His mother, Marianne (1769–1835), was the daughter of George Sutton (1737–1800),

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and

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. He came to

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in 1823. He studied law with his wife's cousin,

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, and was called to the bar in 1828. He practised law at Kingston, where he was also customs collector. In 1838, he was elected as the first mayor of Kingston, but was later disqualified because he was not a resident at the time; in 1847, he was elected mayor again. In 1846, he was named

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. He married Helen Fisher, one of the two daughters of Judge Alexander Fisher M.P., of

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and his wife Henrietta McDowell, daughter of Colonel McDowell of Marysburgh, Prince Edward County,

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. His brother, Judge Stafford Kirkpatrick, married his wife's sister, Henrietta. He was the father of Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick, who was elected to the same seat in the House of Commons after his father's death and was named

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in 1892. He died in Kingston in 1870 while still in office. Kirkpatrick is buried at

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. Kirkpatrick Street, a major street located in the Kingston neighbourhood of Kingscourt, is named in his memory.

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* * JOURNAL ARTICLE Drumcondra; M. J. Tutty; Dublin Historical Record Vol. 15, No. 3 (Sep., 1959), pp. 86-96 (11 pages) Published by: Old Dublin Society 1805 births 1870 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Irish emigrants to Canada Mayors of Kingston, Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from County Dublin 19th-century Irish people Canadian King's Counsel {{Ontario-mayor-stub