Frederick Pemberton Thompson (February 17, 1846 – April 22, 1922) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented York County

York County, New Brunswick

York County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1878 to 1885 as a Liberal member. Thompson was named to the Senate of Canada in 1902 and served until his death.

He was born in Douglas, New Brunswick

Douglas, New Brunswick

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, the son of Alexander Thompson, and was educated there and at Mount Allison Academy

Mount Allison University

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 in Sackville

Sackville, New Brunswick

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. In 1876, he married Eliza Snowball. Thompson was a partner in a firm which manufactured agricultural implements. He served on the county council and was county warden for three years. He was named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick

Legislative Council of New Brunswick

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in 1885 and served until 1891.