Frederick John Thompson

{{Short description|Canadian boxer and politician (1935–2010)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Frederick John Thompson | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1935|5|21}} | birth_place = [[Big River, Saskatchewan]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|2010|7|7|1935|5|21}} | death_place = [[Saskatoon]], Saskatchewan, Canada | spouse = | assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative | constituency_AM = [[Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Athabasca]] | term_start = 1960 | term_end = 1975 | predecessor = [[Allan Ray Guy]] | successor = [[Buckley Belanger]] | profession = commercial fisherman, trapper | party = [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party]] | footnotes = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | alma_mater = | website = }} '''Frederick John Thompson''' (May 21, 1935 – July 7, 2010) was a commercial fisherman, trapper and political figure in [[Saskatchewan]]. He represented [[Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Athabasca]] from 1975 to 1995 in the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]] as a [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] (NDP) member.

He was born in [[Big River, Saskatchewan]] and later moved to [[Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan|Buffalo Narrows]], where he fished, trapped and operated a [[American Mink|mink]] ranch. He was a three-time Saskatchewan boxing champion and coached hockey, baseball and gymnastics. Later in life, Thompson was a professional golf instructor.<ref name="hansard"/>

He served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Economic Development.<ref name="hansard">{{cite web |url=http://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Hansard/26L4S/101115Hansard.pdf |title=Hansard |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |date=November 15, 2010 |accessdate=2012-08-05}}</ref> Thompson was defeated by [[Buckley Belanger]] when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1995.<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |archivedate=2013-11-12 }}</ref>

He died on July 7, 2010 in Saskatoon.<ref name="hansard"/><ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarphoenix/obituary.aspx?n=fred-thompson&pid=143993117 Fred Thompson Obituary]</ref>

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