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James Thomson
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Miller, MLA (1888-1892), manager.
Born at Stirlingshire, Scotland on 5 July 1854, son of Andrew Thomson (1801-1858) and Janet Service (1814-1871), he came to Canada with his family in 1855 and settled in Grey County, Ontario and was educated in the public schools of Arran Township, Bruce County. He came to Manitoba in 1879 and worked as a miller at Emerson.
He was married twice, first in October 1886 to Kate McKay (?-1888, daughter of Angus McKay) of Owen Sound, Ontario. On 1 August 1889, he married Sarah Ritchie (?-?) and they had four children: John Cameron Thomson (1890-1966), ? Thomson (wife of Hugh C. Brown), ? Thomson (wife of Charles Anderson), and ? Thomson (wife of Leslie N. Grunnette). He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature, representing the Emerson constituency, at the 1888 general election. He was defeated in the 1892 general election by David Henry McFadden.
He and his family later moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota. In 1903, they moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where he was Assistant Manager of the Northwestern Department of the Security Mutual Life Insurance Company.
He died at Cedar Falls, Iowa on 29 January 1915 and was buried at Owen Sound, Ontario.
The Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1889 edited by J. A. Gemmill.
Marriage registration [James Thomson, Sarah Richie], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [John Cameron Thomson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1891 Canada census, Library and Archives Canada.
“Novelty in house building,” Minneapolis Journal, 3 December 1902, page 7.
“James Thomson stricken,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, 31 January 1915, page 9.
“J. C. Thomson, city banking figure, dies,” Minneapolis Star, 22 January 1966, page 5.
“Services set for J. Cameron Thomson,” Minneapolis Star Tribune, 24 January 1966, page 28.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (deceased), Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
James Thomson, FindAGrave.
We thank Connor Mah for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Oliver Bernuetz (Legislative Library of Manitoba).
Page revised: 8 May 2024
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