Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
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Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ontario South | |
| In office 1867–1874 | |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Cameron |
| In office 1876–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Cameron |
| Succeeded by | Francis Wayland Glen |
| Senator for Newmarket, Ontario | |
| In office 1880–1883 | |
| Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1821 Terrebonne, Lower Canada |
| Died | April 7, 1883 (aged 62) Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Relatives | William Henry Gibbs (brother) |
| Cabinet | Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1873) Secretary of State for the Provinces (1873) Minister of Inland Revenue (1873) |
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs PC (March 11, 1821 – April 7, 1883) was a Canadian parliamentarian.
Born in Terrebonne, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the eldest son of Thomas Gibbs and Caroline Tate, his family moved to Oshawa, Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1832. He became one of the most successful business men in Canada.
In 1867, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Ontario South. A Liberal-Conservative, he was re-elected in 1872. He was defeated in 1874 but was re-elected in an 1876 by-election. However, he was defeated again in 1878. In 1873, he was the Secretary of State for the Provinces, Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, and the Minister of Inland Revenue.
In 1880, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Newmarket, Ontario. He died in office in 1883.
Electoral record
[edit]| 1867 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | 1,292 | ||||
| Liberal | George Brown | 1,223 | ||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | 1,466 | ||||
| Unknown | P. White Trueman | 1,373 | ||||
| Unknown | Mr. White | |||||
Note: Newspaper for the time recorded the name of Gibbs' opponent as Truman P. White.[1]
| By-election: On Mr. Gibbs being appointed Secretary of State for the Provinces and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, 7 July 1873: South riding of Ontario | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | acclaimed | ||||
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| 1874 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Malcolm Cameron | 1,639 | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | 1,488 | ||||
| By-election: On Mr. Cameron's death, 5 July 1876: South riding of Ontario | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | 1,665 | ||||
| Unknown | James D. Edgar | 1,627 | ||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: South riding of Ontario | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Francis Wayland Glen | 1,867 | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | 1,661 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ ""Election Meeting"". Ontario Reformer. 19 July 1872. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
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- 1821 births
- 1883 deaths
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
- Canadian senators from Ontario
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- People from Terrebonne, Quebec
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West
- 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada