Thomas Gibson (8 January 1825 – 1901) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Huron North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1874 and Huron East from 1875 to 1898. He was a Liberal.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Life edit
He was born in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland in Jan 1825, the son of Thomas Gibson (1751–1820) and his wife Helen Lunham.[1] He was educated at the free church school in Greenlaw. He came to Canada West in 1854. He served as reeve for Howick Township for 7 years. He ran unsuccessfully in Huron North in 1867.
The township of Gibson, now part of the Township of Georgian Bay in the Muskoka District, was named after him.
He died in January 1901 and is buried in Wroxeter, Ontario with his wife Elizabeth (1830–1878).[2]
His nephew was the noted mathematician Prof George Alexander Gibson FRSE (1858–1930).[1]
Electoral history edit
| 1871 Ontario general election: Huron North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Gibson | 2,259 | 55.86 | +6.66 | ||||
| Conservative | William Torrance Hays | 1,785 | 44.14 | −6.66 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,044 | 68.67 | −3.81 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,889 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.66 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Huron East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Thomas Gibson | 1,530 | 52.92 | |||||
| Conservative | F. Vannorman | 1,361 | 47.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,891 | 70.89 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,078 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Huron East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Gibson | 1,924 | 50.74 | −2.18 | ||||
| Conservative | Mr. Holmes | 1,868 | 49.26 | +2.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,792 | 68.76 | −2.13 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,515 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.18 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Thomas Gibson 1792-1861 - Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Thomas Gibson 1825 – 1901 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links edit
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1891, J Durie
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