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Walter Cunningham Thomson
Walter Cunningham Thomson
Member of Parliament; for Ontario
	In office; 1949–1951
Preceded by	Arthur Williams
Succeeded by	Michael Starr
Personal details
Born	December 21, 1895; Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Died	April 27, 1964 (aged 68)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	Lawyer, rancher

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Walter Cunningham Thomson (December 21, 1895 – April 27, 1964) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and rancher in Ontario, Canada.

Walter Cunningham Thomson was born on December 21, 1895 in in Hastings, Ontario, the son of Reverend David Anderson Thomson and Janet née MacMillan.

On February 29, 1916, he enlisted into the army and was posted to the 93rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, as a Lieutenant.

In 1923 he graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario as a solicitor. On June 25, 1924, he married Greeta Brophy Whitehead in Toronto.

In 1930 they settled on a dairy farm near Pickering, Ontario, where he opened a law practice in 1935.

In 1944 he was appointed as Ontario Solicitor for the Veteran’s Land Act.^[1]

Thomson first ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1943 but came in fourth place losing to Harry Nixon. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1949 federal election.^[1]

In 1951, he left federal politics and ran again for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party and won, defeating social reformer Harry Cassidy.^[1] In the 1951 Ontario provincial election, he failed to win election to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the Liberals lost six of the 13 seats they had previously held. He remained leader of the party for another three years due to its state of disorganization. He resigned as leader on May 31, 1954, and was replaced by Farquhar Oliver.

On April 27, 1963, he died of a heart attack, whilst he was being treated at a Toronto hospital.^[1] Thomson was buried at the Erskine Cemetery in Dunbarton, Ontario.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Obituary for Walter Cunningham Thomson". Red Deer Advocate. 28 April 1964.

[RDA-1] "Obituary for Walter Cunningham Thomson". Red Deer Advocate. 28 April 1964.

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-'''Walter Cunningham Thomson''' (December 21, 1895 – April 27, 1964) was a politician, lawyer and rancher in [[Ontario]], Canada. Thomson first ran for the leadership of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] in 1943 but came in fourth place losing to [[Harry Nixon]]. He was first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1949 Canadian federal election|1949 federal election]].
+'''Walter Cunningham Thomson''' (December 21, 1895 – April 27, 1964) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and rancher in [[Ontario]], Canada.
+Walter Cunningham Thomson was born on December 21, 1895 in in [[Hastings, Ontario]], the son of Reverend David Anderson Thomson and Janet née MacMillan.
-In 1951, he left federal politics and ran again for the leadership of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] and won, defeating social reformer [[Harry Cassidy]]. In the [[1951 Ontario general election|1951 Ontario provincial election]], he failed to win election to the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]], and the Liberals lost six of the 13 seats they had previously held. He remained leader of the party for another three years due to its state of disorganization, and was replaced by [[Farquhar Oliver]] in 1954.
+On February 29, 1916, he enlisted into the army and was posted to the [[93rd Battalion (Peterborough), CEF|93rd Battalion]], [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]], as a [[Lieutenant]].
+In 1923 he graduated from [[Osgoode Hall Law School]] in [[Toronto]], Ontario as a [[solicitor]]. On June 25, 1924, he married Greeta Brophy Whitehead in Toronto.
+In 1930 they settled on a dairy farm near Pickering, Ontario, where he opened a law practice in 1935.
+In 1944 he was appointed as Ontario Solicitor for the Veteran’s Land Act.<ref name=RDA>{{cite news|title=Obituary for Walter Cunningham Thomson|newspaper=Red Deer Advocate|date=28 April 1964|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/red-deer-advocate-obituary-for-walter-cu/68805013/}}</ref>
+Thomson first ran for the leadership of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] in 1943 but came in fourth place losing to [[Harry Nixon]]. He was elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1949 Canadian federal election|1949 federal election]].<ref name=RDA/>
+In 1951, he left federal politics and ran again for the leadership of the [[Ontario Liberal Party]] and won, defeating social reformer [[Harry Cassidy]].<ref name=RDA/> In the [[1951 Ontario general election|1951 Ontario provincial election]], he failed to win election to the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]], and the Liberals lost six of the 13 seats they had previously held. He remained leader of the party for another three years due to its state of disorganization. He resigned as leader on May 31, 1954, and was replaced by [[Farquhar Oliver]].
+On April 27, 1963, he died of a heart attack, whilst he was being treated at a Toronto hospital.<ref name=RDA/> Thomson was buried at the Erskine Cemetery in [[Pickering, Ontario|Dunbarton, Ontario]].
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