David Thompson (Canadian politician)

David Thompson
David Thompson
	David Thompson ; Source: Library and Archives Canada
Member of Parliament; for Haldimand
	In office; 1867–1886
Succeeded by	Charles Wesley Colter
Personal details
Born	December 7, 1836; Wainfleet Township, Upper Canada
Died	April 18, 1886 (aged 49); Indiana, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Elizabeth Stinson
Children	Andrew Thorburn Thompson
Parent	David Thompson (father);
Occupation	Businessman

David Thompson (December 7, 1836 – April 18, 1886) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Haldimand in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1886.^[1]

He was born in Wainfleet Township in Upper Canada in 1836,^[1] the son of David Thompson who represented Haldimand in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 to 1851. After studying at Upper Canada College, he became a merchant selling flour and grain. Thompson married Elizabeth Stinson in 1858. In 1863, he was elected to the 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada for Haldimand; after Confederation, he was reelected to the House of Commons. He died in Indiana, Ontario while still in office in 1886.^[2]

David's son, Andrew, later represented Haldimand and Monck in the House of Commons.

The property where the mansion built by Thompson's father still stands is now preserved as a National Historic Site of Canada, Ruthven Park.^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b David Thompson – Parliament of Canada biography
^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ Ruthven Park^{[permanent dead link]}, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
^ Ruthven Park. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
^ Ruthven Park web site