Joseph Thompson (Canadian politician)

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Joseph Thompson

Joseph Elijah Thompson (July 19, 1867 – ) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1924-1926 and served as Conservative MLA for St. David and Toronto Northeast from 1919 to 1929.

This was the period of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party's rule under James P. Whitney.

Thompson was born in Toronto, the son of Joseph Thompson. In 1898, he married Ida M. Wilkinson. Thompson was an insurance broker. He served as city controller in 1915. He was a captain in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.

References

• Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1928, AL Normandin

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History