Thomas Mercer Jones
Thomas Mercer Jones | |
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| Born | 1795 England |
| Died | (1868-10-02)2 October 1868 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Monuments | Ontario Historical Plaques: Thomas Mercer Jones, 1795–1868 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and Banker |
| Years active | 53 |
| Employer(s) | Canada Company and later Bank of Montreal |
| Known for | Inspiring Stratford, Ontario's name. |
| Title | Co-Commissioner of the Canada Company |
| Term | 1829–1850 |
| Predecessor | William Allan |
| Successor | Frederick Widder |
| Political party | Family Compact and later Colborne Clique |
| Opponents | Colborne Clique and later Family Compact |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Mary Strachan |
Thomas Mercer Jones (1795 – 2 October 1868) was an English-born administrator who arrived in Upper Canada in the 1820s and was employed as a commissioner of the Canada Company based in Goderich. A series of internal conflicts led to his dismissal in 1852. He died in Toronto.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
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Members of the Family Compact
- William Allan
- James Baby
- G. D'Arcy Boulton
- D'Arcy Boulton II
- George Boulton
- Henry John Boulton
- William Henry Boulton
- Thomas Clark
- Thomas Clarkson
- George Crookshanks
- W. Allan Crookshanks
- William Dickson
- Richard Duncan
- John Elmsley
- John Galt
- James FitzGibbon
- Christopher Hagerman
- Charles Heward
- William B. Jarvis
- William M. Jarvis
- Samuel Peters Jarvis
- Alpheus Jones
- Charles Jones
- Jonas Jones
- Thomas Jones
- James Macaulay
- Allan MacNab
- Robert Nichol
- William Osgoode
- William Dummer Powell
- Sir John Robinson
- William Robinson
- Aeneas Shaw
- Adiel Sherwood
- Levius Sherwood
- Henry Sherwood
- George Sherwood
- Sir David W. Smith
- John Strachan
Sources include: Mackenzie, William Lyon (19 September 1833). "A Political Union". Colonial Advocate. p. 4.
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