Henry Broughton Thomson Explained

Henry Broughton Thomson
Birth Date:21 July 1870
Birth Place:Newry, Northern Ireland
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation:Merchant, politician
Relatives:William Montgomerie Thomson (brother)
Party:Conservative
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Constituency:Victoria City
Term Start:1907
Term End:1916

Henry Broughton Thomson (July 21, 1870  - September 17, 1939[1]) was a Canadian merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He did not seek a fourth term in the 1916 provincial election.

He was born in Newry, County Down, the eldest son of Captain William Thomson and Alice Broughton. He had several brothers, including William Montgomery Thomson; Gwyneth Bebb married another brother, Thomas Weldon Thomson.

He was educated in Bedford, England. Thomson came to British Columbia in 1893.[2] He was a director of Turner, Beeton & Co., of the Colonist Printing & Publishing Co., of the Victoria Transfer Co. Ltd and of the Silicon Brick Lime Co. Ltd.[3] Thomson served as whip for the Conservative Party in the assembly.[4] In 1918, he was named chairman of the Canadian Food Board.[5] Thomson died in Vancouver at the age of 69.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vital Event Death Registration . BC Archives . 2011-09-03.
  2. Book: Parker, C W . Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women . 804 . 1913 . 2011-09-15.
  3. Book: Chambers, Ernest J. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910 . 1910 .
  4. Book: Scholefield, Ethelbert Olaf Stuart . British Columbia from the earliest times to the present . 435 . III . 1914 . Howay, Frederic William . S.J. Clarke Publishing . 2011-09-15.
  5. Book: Report of the Canada Food Board. February 11-December 31, 1918 . 2 . 1919 . Canadian Department of Agirulture . 2011-09-15.