Alfred Burke Thompson

For the air force officer, POW and participant in the Great Escape, see Alfred B. Thompson.

Alfred Burke Thompson (July 18, 1862 – August 2, 1942) was a barrister and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Simcoe Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 and from 1905 to 1919 and Simcoe East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1935 as a Conservative member.

Alfred Burke Thompson
Member of Parliament for Simcoe East
In office 1925–1935
Preceded by	Manley Chew
Succeeded by	George Alexander McLean
Ontario MPP
In office 1905–1919
Preceded by	David Davidson
Succeeded by	Gilbert Hugh Murdoch
In office 1898–1902
Preceded by	Robert Paton
Succeeded by	David Davidson
Constituency	Simcoe Centre
Personal details
Born	(1862-07-18)July 18, 1862 Penetanguishene, Canada West
Died	August 2, 1942(1942-08-02) (aged 80) Simcoe, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Kate Worthington May ​ ​ (m. 1889; died 1894)​ Alberta Marie MacFayden ​ ​ (m. 1914; died 1921)​
Children	4
Occupation	Lawyer

He was born in Penetanguishene, Canada West, the son of town mayor Alfred Andrew Thompson and the grandson of William Thompson. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Toronto University. Thompson served with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. In 1889, he married Kate W. May; he married Alberta Marie MacFayden in 1914 after his first wife's death.

Electoral record

1926 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Alfred Burke Thompson	7,994
	Liberal	Fred W. Grant	7,669

References

• Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1928, AL Normandin

External links

• Alfred Burke Thompson – Parliament of Canada biography
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history