For the air force officer, POW and participant in the Great Escape, see Alfred B. Thompson.
Alfred Burke Thompson
Member of Parliament for Simcoe East
In office 1925–1935
Preceded by
Manley Chew
Succeeded by
George Alexander McLean
Ontario MPP
In office 1905–1919
Preceded by
David Davidson
Succeeded by
Gilbert Hugh Murdoch
In office 1898–1902
Preceded by
Robert Paton
Succeeded by
David Davidson
Constituency
Simcoe Centre
Personal details
Born
(1862-07-18)July 18, 1862 Penetanguishene, Canada West
Died
August 2, 1942(1942-08-02) (aged 80) Simcoe, Ontario
Political party
Conservative
Spouses
Kate Worthington May
(m. 1889; died 1894)
Alberta Marie MacFayden
(m. 1914; died 1921)
Children
4
Occupation
Lawyer
Alfred Burke Thompson (July 18, 1862 – August 2, 1942) was a barrister and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Simcoe Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 and from 1905 to 1919 and Simcoe East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Penetanguishene, Canada West, the son of town mayor Alfred Andrew Thompson and the grandson of William Thompson. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Toronto University. Thompson served with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. In 1889, he married Kate W. May; he married Alberta Marie MacFayden in 1914 after his first wife's death.
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1925 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
Alfred Burke Thompson
7,658
Liberal
Thomas Edward Manley Chew
6,929
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1926 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
Alfred Burke Thompson
7,994
Liberal
Fred W. Grant
7,669
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1930 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party
Candidate
Votes
Conservative
Alfred Burke Thompson
7,974
Liberal
George McLean
7,629
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