This was the period of the Ontario Liberal Conservative Party's rule under Howard Ferguson.[4]
Thompson was born in Toronto, the son of Joseph Thompson,[1] and grew up in Toronto's Cabbagetown neighbourhood. He was educated at Dufferin School and Jarvis Collegiate. At 17, he was employed as a clerk in a dry goods store. In 1889, he became a treasury clerk for the city of Toronto. In 1898, he married Ida M. Wilkinson. In 1907, he became Toronto's Commissioner of Industry and Publicity. In 1908, Thompson entered business on his own as an insurance broker.[2] He served as city controller in 1915. He was a captain in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.[1]
After he left politics in 1929, he was named registrar for the Toronto surrogate court. Thompson lost this appointment in 1934 and returned to the insurance business. In 1939, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat on Toronto city council. He died in Toronto two years later.[2]
^ abcNormandin, A L (1928). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^ abcDale, Clare A (1992). Whose servant I am" : speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1992. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library. pp. 218-19.
^Humphries, Charles W. (1998). "Whitney, Sir James Pliny". In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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joseph, thompson, canadian, politician, other, people, named, joseph, thompson, joseph, thompson, disambiguation, joseph, elijah, thompson, july, 1867, march, 1941, speaker, legislature, ontario, from, 1924, 1926, served, conservative, david, toronto, northeas. For other people named Joseph Thompson see Joseph Thompson disambiguation Joseph Elijah Thompson July 19 1867 1 March 16 1941 2 was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from 1924 to 1926 and served as Conservative MLA for St David and Toronto Northeast from 1919 to 1929 3 Joseph Thompsonportrait by Edmund Wyly GrierOntario MPPIn office 1926 1929Preceded byRiding establishedSucceeded byWilfrid HeighingtonConstituencySt DavidIn office 1919 1926Preceded byMark Howard IrishSucceeded byRiding abolishedConstituencyToronto Northeast Seat BPersonal detailsBorn 1867 07 19 July 19 1867Toronto OntarioDiedMarch 16 1941 1941 03 16 aged 73 Political partyConservativeSpouseIda M WilkinsonOccupationInsurance broker This was the period of the Ontario Liberal Conservative Party s rule under Howard Ferguson 4 Thompson was born in Toronto the son of Joseph Thompson 1 and grew up in Toronto s Cabbagetown neighbourhood He was educated at Dufferin School and Jarvis Collegiate At 17 he was employed as a clerk in a dry goods store In 1889 he became a treasury clerk for the city of Toronto In 1898 he married Ida M Wilkinson In 1907 he became Toronto s Commissioner of Industry and Publicity In 1908 Thompson entered business on his own as an insurance broker 2 He served as city controller in 1915 He was a captain in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I 1 After he left politics in 1929 he was named registrar for the Toronto surrogate court Thompson lost this appointment in 1934 and returned to the insurance business In 1939 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat on Toronto city council He died in Toronto two years later 2 References edithttp canadianorangehistoricalsite com JosephThompson php Canadian Orange Historical Site a b c Normandin A L 1928 Canadian Parliamentary Guide a b c Dale Clare A 1992 Whose servant I am speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada Canada and Ontario 1792 1992 Toronto Ontario Legislative Library pp 218 19 Joseph Elijah Thompson ontla on ca Legislative Assembly of Ontario Archived from the original on November 29 2010 Retrieved October 2 2007 Humphries Charles W 1998 Whitney Sir James Pliny In Cook Ramsay Hamelin Jean eds Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol XIV 1911 1920 online ed University of Toronto Press External links editJoseph Elijah Thompson Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Thompson Canadian politician amp oldid 1134849904, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
