Joshua Spencer Thompson
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Joshua Spencer Thompson (1828 – 20 December 1880) was a Canadian journalist and politician.[1]
Born in Belfast, Ireland, Thompson emigrated to British Columbia in 1858. Thompson was a journalist and accountant prior to becoming an MP. A Liberal-Conservative, Thompson sat in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada following his acclamation as member for Cariboo in the special byelection held in 1871 after British Columbia's entry into Confederation.[2] His only actual electoral race was in the 1874 election; in the 1878 election he was acclaimed again and did not seek a further term in office after that.[1] Thompson died in Victoria, British Columbia.[2]
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