John Bryce Thomson
Appearance
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John Bryce Thomson (1840–16 August 1911) was Mayor of Dunedin in 1882.
Thomson was born in Stirlingshire in 1840. After a carpentry apprenticeship in Glasgow, he emigrated to Dunedin in 1864. Thomson founded the successful construction company McGill & Thomson with James McGill. Thomson was first elected to the City Council in 1876. Also chairman of the Otago Harbour Board, a member of the Hospital Board, and a trustee of the Benevolent Society. When his partnership with McGill was dissolved in 1893, Thomson conducted the business with his elder son. Thomson died at Dunedin on 16 August, 1911.[1][2]
References
- ^ Griffiths, George (September 2005). "19thC Mayors of Dunedin" (PDF). Friends of the Hocken Collections Bulletin. 51.
- ^ "Personal". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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