Thomas Edward Simpson
Thomas Edward Simpson | |
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| Member of Parliament for Algoma West | |
| In office December 17, 1917 – October 13, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Cyril Boyce |
| Succeeded by | Henry Sidney Hamilton |
| Parliamentary group | Unionist (1917-1921) Conservative (1921-1935) |
| Constituency | Algoma West |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Wilfred Gray |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-François Casgrain |
| 2nd Mayor of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |
| In office January 1913 – January 1915 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Munro |
| Succeeded by | J. A. McPhail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1873 Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 16 July 1951 (aged 77) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse | Minnie Maxwell |
| Children | 2 daughters (Helen, Gertrude) |
Thomas Edward Simpson (August 10, 1873 – July 16, 1951) was a Canadian politician.
Simpson was born on a farm in Dufferin County, Ontario on August 10, 1873. In the 1890s he moved to Sault Ste. Marie and started a furniture business.[1]
He became involved in municipal politics, being elected a town councillor in 1908, and then town mayor in 1909 and 1910.[2]
In April 1912, Sault Ste. Marie became incorporated as a city. Simpson became the city's second mayor and the first elected to the role. (Under the terms of incorporation, William H. Munro the town mayor in 1912 was made the first city mayor following incorporation until the end of his term.) Simpson was re-elected as mayor of the city in 1914.[3]
He represented the electoral district of Algoma West in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1935. He was a member of Robert Borden's Unionist Party caucus from 1917 to 1921, and of the Conservative Party caucus after 1921.[4]
He served as Chief Government Whip from 1930 to 1935. He served in parliament for nearly 18 years until announcing his retirement from politics in April 1935 due to his health. He completed his final term in parliament in October 1935.[5]
He was husband to the former Minnie Maxwell. The couple had two daughters, Helen and Gertrude.[6] Simpson operated a furniture store in Sault Ste. Marie and he, along with his brother Albert operated a funeral home at Queen and Elgin streets.[7]
He was a charter member of the city's Rotary Club, and a volunteer with the Children's Aid Board, the Plummer Memorial Hospital Board and the public school board.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Sault Star staff. (16 July 1951). "Member of parliament 18 years, past mayor Thomas Simpson dies". The Sault Daily Star.
- ^ Sault Star staff. (17 December 1919). "Sault's mayor's councils, clerks since 1887". The Sault Daily Star.
- ^ Sault Star staff (18 July 1951). "Sincere moving tribute paid late T.E. Simpson". The Sault Daily Star.
- ^ Library of Parliament. "Thomas Edward Simpson, M.P." ParlInfo. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Sault Star staff. (16 July 1951). "Member of parliament 18 years, past mayor Thomas Simpson dies". The Sault Daily Star.
- ^ Sault Star staff. (15 July 1976). "In other years: 1951". The Sault Star.
- ^ Sault Star staff (11 September 1939). "T.E. Simpson long in public service". The Sault Daily Star.
- ^ Sault Star staff (18 July 1951). "Sincere moving tribute paid late T.E. Simpson". The Sault Daily Star.