{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox CanadianMP | name = Thomas Alfred Thompson | image = | riding1 = Lanark | parliament1 = Canadian | term_start1 = 1930 | term_end1 = 1940 | predecessor1 = William Samuel Murphy | successor1 = Bert Soper | office2 = Ontario MPP | term_start2 = 1923 | term_end2 = 1929 | predecessor2 = Hiram McCreary | successor2 = John Alexander Craig | constituency2 = Lanark North | party = Conservative | birth_date = {{birth date|1868|8|5}} | birth_place = Ramsay Township, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1953|5|12|1868|8|5}} | death_place = | occupation = Farmer | spouse = Elizabeth W. Morris (m.1897) | children = }} '''Thomas Alfred Thompson''' (August 5, 1868 – May 12, 1953) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lanark North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1929 and Lanark in the House of Commons of Canada from 1930 to 1940 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Ramsay Township, Ontario, the son of George Thompson. In 1897, he married Elizabeth W. Morris. He served two years as reeve for the township. He also was a public school trustee and was township clerk and treasurer for 20 years. Thompson ran unsuccessful for a federal seat in 1929. He was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection in 1940.
== References == * ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1930'', AL Normandin
== External links == * {{Canadian Parliament links|15649}} * {{Ontario MPP biography|id=thomas-alfred-thompson|name=Thomas Alfred Thompson|old_id=1916}}
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