John Charles Thomson

John Charles Thomson JP (1866 – 9 April 1934) was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.

Biography
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1902–1905 15th Wallace Liberal
1905–1908 16th Wallace Liberal
1908–1911 17th Wallace Liberal
1911–1914 18th Wallace Liberal
1914–1919 19th Wallace Liberal
1922–1925 21st Wallace Liberal

Thomson was born in Invercargill in 1866.[1] He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1896. From 1900 to 1903, he was Mayor of Riverton.[1]

He represented the Southland electorate of Wallace from 1902,[2] when he defeated Michael Gilfedder, who was also of the Liberal Party according to Wilson.[3]

In 1919 he was defeated by Adam Hamilton of the Reform Party.[4] He won the seat back in 1922, but retired in 1925,[2] when the seat was again won by Hamilton.[4]

After several years of ill-health, he died at Invercargill on 9 April 1934.[1] He was 67 years old.[5] [6]

Notes
  • "Photo of J C Thomson". The Evening Post. 10 April 1934 – via Papers Past.
  1. "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CXVII, no. 83. 9 April 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. Wilson 1985, p. 240.
  3. Wilson 1985, p. 199.
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 202.
  5. "Death Search". Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 11 August 2012, enter "1934/6823" as registration number{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. "Obituary". Otago Daily Times (Dunedin). 10 April 1934.

References
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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