David Thompson (December 7, 1836April 18, 1886) was a

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businessman and political figure. He represented Haldimand in the

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as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1886. He was born in Wainfleet Township in

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in 1836, the son of David Thompson who represented Haldimand in the

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from 1841 to 1851. After studying at

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, he became a merchant selling flour and grain. Thompson married Elizabeth Stinson in 1858. In 1863, he was elected to the

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for Haldimand; after

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, he was reelected to the House of Commons. He died in Indiana, Ontario while still in office in 1886. David's son,

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, later represented

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in the House of Commons. The property where the mansion built by Thompson's father still stands is now preserved as a

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, Ruthven Park.Ruthven Park web site
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1836 births 1886 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Canadian people of Scottish descent 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub