Thomas Bryson was a Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 merchant and political figure. He represented Pontiac

Pontiac (provincial electoral district)

Pontiac is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec.The provincial electoral district existed over two distinct periods The first period began with its creation in 1854 and ended in 1973, when Pontiac was merged with Témiscamingue to...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Legislative Assembly of Quebec

The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...

 from 1881 to 1882 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Perth, Ontario

Perth, Ontario

Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...

, the son of James Bryson and Jane Cochrane. He married Jane Fumerton around 1850. Bryson was mayor of Mansfield and Pontefract

Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Quebec

Mother tongue:* English as first language: 15.8 %* French as first language: 82.7 %* English and French as first language: 0 %* Other as first language: 1.5 %Population trend:* Population in 2006: 2043* Population in 2001: 2077* Population in 1996: 2115...

 from 1878 to 1881. He operated a store at Fort Coulonge. He died in office in 1882 without ever taking his seat in the provincial legislature.

Bryson's brother George

George Bryson, Sr.

George Bryson was a Scottish-born businessman and political figure in Quebec.He was born in Paisley, the son of James Bryson and Jane Cochrane, and came to Upper Canada with his parents in 1821. In 1835, he moved to the area near Fort-Coulonge in Lower Canada, where he entered the timber trade. In...

 was also elected to the legislative assembly and was a member of the legislative council. His daughter Mary married his nephew John Bryson

John Bryson (Canadian politician)

John Bryson was a Quebec lumberman, farmer and political figure. He represented Pontiac in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1891 and from 1892 to 1896 as a Conservative Party of Canada member....

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