http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Thomas_Scatcherd 2026-05-10T17:39:56Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.1 http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Thomas_Scatcherd&diff=2679970&oldid=prev 2024-12-11T22:46:56Z

<p>add electoral record</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Canadian politician}}<br /> {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}<br /> [[Image:ThomasScatcherd23.jpg|thumb|right|Thomas Scatcherd &lt;br&gt; Source: Library and Archives Canada]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Thomas Scatcherd&#039;&#039;&#039; (November 10, 1823 &amp;ndash; April 15, 1876) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented [[Middlesex North (federal electoral district)|Middlesex North]] as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1867 to 1876.<br /> <br /> He was born in Wyton in [[Middlesex County, Ontario|Middlesex County]], [[Upper Canada]] in 1823. His father, [[John Scatcherd]], represented West Middlesex in the [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] from 1854 until his death in 1858. He married Isabella Sprague, granddaughter of [[Elias Moore]], who had represented Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly during the [[Rebellions of 1837]].&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt; Thomas articled in law in [[London, Ontario|London]] and [[Toronto]] and entered practice in 1849. In 1849, he became solicitor for the town of London. In 1861, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly for West Middlesex; he was reelected in 1863. He opposed [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] because he felt that it was structured to favour [[Canada East]]. With [[George Brown (Canadian politician)|George Brown]], he strongly opposed a bill introduced in 1866 to extend privileges to [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] schools in [[Canada West]] which were being proposed for [[Protestantism|Protestant]] schools in Canada East by [[Alexander Tilloch Galt]]; their resistance led to the withdrawal of both bills and the resignation of Galt.<br /> <br /> He died in Ottawa in 1876 while in office. His brother [[Robert Colin Scatcherd|Robert Colin]] represented Middlesex North from 1876 to 1878.<br /> {{1867 Canadian federal election/Middlesex North}}<br /> {{1872 Canadian federal election/Middlesex North}}<br /> {{1874 Canadian federal election/Middlesex North}}<br /> ==References==<br /> 1. Morgan, Henry James. The Canadian Parliamentary Companion, p.&amp;nbsp;72, Quebec: Desbarats and Derbishire, (1863)<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=2496}}<br /> * {{DictCanbio|ID=5253}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Scatcherd, Thomas}}<br /> [[Category:1823 births]]<br /> [[Category:1876 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West]]<br /> [[Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs]]<br /> [[Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario]]<br /> [[Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada]]</div>

imported>Crafterstar