John Hall Thompson was a Canadian

Canada

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 court commissioner and political figure. He represented Ontario North

Ontario North

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 in the 1st Canadian Parliament

1st Canadian Parliament

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 as a Liberal

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 member.

He was born in Salisbury

Salisbury

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, England

England

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, in 1810, the son of Joseph Thompson, and educated at Berwick-on-Tweed. He was reeve for Brock Township

Brock, Ontario

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 and served as warden for Ontario County

Ontario County, Ontario

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 in 1856-7, 1860 and 1864-5. Thompson lived in Cannington

Cannington, Ontario

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. He was elected in 1867 but defeated in the 1872 election. Thompson also served as lieutenant-colonel in the county militia from 1869 to 1880 and was commissioner in the Court of Queen's Bench.

In 1847, he married Margaret Cowan. Thompson died at Qu'Appelle Station, Saskatchewan, at the age of 83.