Thomas Grahame

Thomas Grahame
Ontario MPP
In office 1867–1871
Preceded by	Riding created
Succeeded by	Peter Patterson
Constituency	York West
Personal details
Born	(1840-03-20)March 20, 1840 Vaughan Township, Upper Canada
Died	May 7, 1907(1907-05-07) (aged 57) London, England
Political party	Conservative

Thomas Grahame (March 20, 1840 – May 7, 1907) was an Ontario political figure. He represented York West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.

He was born in Vaughan Township, Upper Canada in 1840 and educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto and the University of Glasgow, the son of a Scottish immigrant who later returned to Scotland.

He died in London in 1907.

Electoral history

1867 Ontario general election: York West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Grahame	587	46.44
	Liberal	Dr. Bull	514	40.66
	Independent	W. Tyrrell	163	12.90
Total valid votes			1,264	56.71
Eligible voters			2,229
	Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario

1871 Ontario general election: York West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Patterson	865	56.32	+15.65
	Conservative	Thomas Grahame	671	43.68	−2.76
Turnout			1,536	62.54	+5.83
Eligible voters			2,456
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+9.20
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1869, HJ Morgan