Thomas Cowburn

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1888–1976)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Thomas Cowburn | image = | image_size = 150px | office = [[Mayor of Regina]] | predecessor = [[Les Hammond]] | successor = [[Henry Harold Peter Baker]] | term_start = 1957 | term_end = 1958 | birth_date = {{birth date|1888|12|18}} | birth_place = [[Blackburn, Lancashire]], England | death_date = {{death date and age|1976|8|14|1888|12|18}} | death_place = [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] | spouse = | occupation = teacher | party = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = }} '''Thomas Herbert Cowburn''' (December 18, 1888 – August 14, 1976) was an educator and politician in [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. He served as mayor of [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] from 1957 to 1958.<ref name=street/>

He taught at Regina Central Collegiate from 1927 to 1930 and at Balfour Technical School from 1930 to 1947. He served as principal of Balfour from 1947 until his retirement from teaching in 1954.<ref name=street>{{cite book |url=http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=3606199 |title=Regina, the street where you live : the origins of Regina street names |page=20 |last=Simmons |first=Dale |year=2000 |publisher=Regina Public Library |ISBN=0-920085-87-3}}</ref> He died at Regina in 1978.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituaries|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27271816/the_leaderpost/|page=39|newspaper=The Leader-Post|location=Regina, Saskatchewan|date=August 16, 1978|accessdate=January 15, 2019}}</ref>

Cowburn Crescent in Regina was named in his honour.<ref name=street/>

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