Thomas Farquhar
Thomas Farquhar (January 28, 1875 – December 24, 1962) was a Canadian politician and businessman from northern Ontario. Farquhar served in municipal politics in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario becoming the city’s seventh mayor from 1920 to 1922. He represented Manitoulin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1929 and represented the federal riding of Algoma East in the House of Commons from 1943 to 1948.
Thomas Farquhar | |
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| 7th Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | |
| In office 1920–1922 | |
| Preceded by | George Boyd |
| Succeeded by | James Dawson |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Manitoulin | |
| In office 1926–1929 | |
| Preceded by | Beniah Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Edwin Graham |
| Member of Parliament for Algoma East | |
| In office 1935–1948 | |
| Preceded by | George Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1875 Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 24, 1962 (aged 87) |
In 1948, Farquhar accepted an appointment to the Senate. The subsequent by-election allowed Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s Minister of External Affairs, and future Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson the opportunity to be elected to the House of Commons.
In 1945 Farquhar founded a family-owned dairy on Manitoulin Island that today operates as Farquhar’s Dairy Limited.