Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office 1907–1916
Constituency
Victoria City
Personal details
Born
(1870-07-21)July 21, 1870 Newry, Northern Ireland
Died
September 17, 1939(1939-09-17) (aged 69) Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party
Conservative
Relatives
William Montgomerie Thomson (brother)
Occupation
Merchant, politician
Henry Broughton Thomson (July 21, 1870[1] – September 17, 1939[2]) was a Canadian merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He did not seek a fourth term in the 1916 provincial election.
He was born in Newry, County Down, the eldest son of Captain William Thomson and Alice Broughton. He had several brothers, including William Montgomery Thomson; Gwyneth Bebb married another brother, Thomas Weldon Thomson.
He was educated in Bedford, England.[1] Thomson came to British Columbia in 1893.[3] He was a director of Turner, Beeton & Co., of the Colonist Printing & Publishing Co., of the Victoria Transfer Co. Ltd and of the Silicon Brick Lime Co. Ltd.[1] Thomson served as whip for the Conservative Party in the assembly.[4] In 1918, he was named chairman of the Canadian Food Board.[5] Thomson died in Vancouver at the age of 69.[2]
^ abcChambers, Ernest J (1910). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910.
^ ab"Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^Parker, C W (1913). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. p. 804. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
^Scholefield, Ethelbert Olaf Stuart; Howay, Frederic William (1914). British Columbia from the earliest times to the present. Vol. III. S.J. Clarke Publishing. p. 435. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
^Report of the Canada Food Board. February 11-December 31, 1918. Canadian Department of Agirulture. 1919. p. 2. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
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