Thomas Matchett (May 3, 1826 – January 10, 1900) was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented Victoria South in the

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as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1871. Matchett, who owned a pharmacy in

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, was defeated by Samuel Casey Wood for the same seat in the 1871 election. He served as clerk for Victoria County from 1876 to 1900, replacing Wood in that post. In 1850, he had married Letitia Jane Hughes.

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''Mariposa, the Banner Township : a history of the Township of Mariposa, Victoria County, Ontario'', RW Irwin (1984)
1826 births 1900 deaths 19th-century pharmacists Ontario Liberal Party MPPs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub