Thomas Clark Street (1814 – September 6, 1872) was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the

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who represented

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from 1867 to 1872. He was born at Chippawa in 1814, the son of Samuel Street Jr. He studied law with Christopher Hagerman and

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and was called to the bar in 1838. When his father died in 1844, Street took over his business interests. In 1851, he was elected to the

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representing Welland; he was defeated in 1854 and 1857, then reelected in 1861 and 1863. He served as a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He served as president of the

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Company and the Gore Bank. He also was a director of the

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and the

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. He died at Chippawa in 1872, after being re-elected for a second term by acclamation.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Street, Thomas Clark 1814 births 1872 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada