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Alfred Burke Thompson

Canadian politicianFor the air force officer, POW and participant in the Great Escape, see Alfred B. Thompson.

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 *embly 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.

References

  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1928, AL Normandin

External links

  • Alfred Burke Thompson – Parliament of Canada biography
  • Ontario Legislative *embly parliamentary history