John Charles Thomson
John Charles Thomson JP (1866 – 9 April 1934) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.
Biography
[edit]| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Wallace | Liberal | ||
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Wallace | Liberal | ||
| 1908–1911 | 17th | Wallace | Liberal | ||
| 1911–1914 | 18th | Wallace | Liberal | ||
| 1914–1919 | 19th | Wallace | Liberal | ||
| 1922–1925 | 21st | Wallace | Liberal | ||
Thomson was born in Invercargill in 1866.[1] He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1896. From 1900 to 1903, he was Mayor of Riverton.[1]
He represented the Southland electorate of Wallace from 1902,[2] when he defeated Michael Gilfedder, who was also of the Liberal Party according to Wilson.[3]
In 1919 he was defeated by Adam Hamilton of the Reform Party.[4] He won the seat back in 1922, but retired in 1925,[2] when the seat was again won by Hamilton.[4]
After several years of ill-health, he died at Invercargill on 9 April 1934.[1] He was 67 years old.[5] [6]
Notes
[edit]- "Photo of J C Thomson". The Evening Post. 10 April 1934 – via Papers Past.
- ^ a b c "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXVII, no. 83. 9 April 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 240.
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 199.
- ^ a b Wilson 1985, p. 202.
- ^ "Death Search". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 11 August 2012, enter "1934/6823" as registration number
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Obituary". Otago Daily Times (Dunedin). 10 April 1934.
References
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- 1866 births
- 1934 deaths
- New Zealand Liberal Party MPs
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- People from Invercargill
- New Zealand MPs for South Island electorates
- New Zealand people of Scottish descent
- Mayors of places in the Southland Region
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 1919 New Zealand general election
- New Zealand justices of the peace
- Colony of New Zealand people